Petroleum County District Court, Montana Page & Word Limits

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Maximum page counts and word limits for motions, briefs, and other filings by judge.

Limit: 20 pages or 6500 words
Applies to: Brief

An individual brief is limited to 20 pages or, alternatively, 6,500 words with the required certification; the stated exclusions differ between the page and word counts, and leave of Court is required to exceed the page limit.

D. Requirements of Briefs: No individual brief shall exceed twenty (20) pages in length, exclusive of the electronic certificate of service, indexes, or appendices, without prior leave of the Court. Serial motions filed for the purpose of evading the page limitation may result in summary denial of all such motions. (1) Filings may alternatively be limited to 6,500 words (excluding the caption, signature block, certificates of service or compliance, any tables of contents or authorities, and any appendices) if accompanied by a certification of compliance which states the word count and the documents line spacing and states:

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Limit: 10 pages or 2500 words
Applies to: Reply brief

Reply briefs shall not exceed ten (10) pages or 2,500 words.

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Limit: 15 pages
Applies to: Attachments

Attachments are limited to 15 pages in total unless the Court grants leave.

The total number of pages of attachments shall not exceed fifteen (15) except by leave of the Court

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Common questions about Petroleum County District Court, Montana page & word limits

What page or word limits apply to brief in Petroleum County District Court, Montana?

Petroleum County District Court, Montana's rule states these limits: 20 pages or 6500 words. Excludes certificates, appendices, caption, signature blocks, table of contents, and table of authorities. An individual brief is limited to 20 pages or, alternatively, 6,500 words with the required certification; the stated exclusions differ between the page and word counts, and leave of Court is required to exceed the page limit.

View rule Official source Source: page 10, section Rule 4 – Pleadings/Briefs, D. Requirements of Briefs

What page or word limits apply to reply brief in Petroleum County District Court, Montana?

Petroleum County District Court, Montana's rule states these limits: 10 pages or 2500 words. Reply briefs shall not exceed ten (10) pages or 2,500 words.

View rule Official source Source: page 11, section Rule 1 - Law and Motion

What page or word limits apply to attachments in Petroleum County District Court, Montana?

Petroleum County District Court, Montana's rule states these limits: 15 pages. Attachments are limited to 15 pages in total unless the Court grants leave.

View rule Official source Source: page 11, section Rule 1 - Law and Motion

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