Phillips County District Court, Montana Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Plaintiffs must mark trial exhibits with letters, while defendants must use numbers.

In marking trial exhibits, plaintiff shall use letters and defendants shall use numbers.

CRITICAL

Two copies of an order to show cause, temporary restraining order, or like order must be presented; if accepted, one is retained and the duplicate original returned for service.

Two copies of any order to show cause, temporary restraining order or like order shall be presented and, if found acceptable, signed with one retained for the court files and the duplicate original returned for purpose of making service.

CRITICAL

A telefaxed document will not be accepted unless it is legible, contains necessary signatures, and does not reverse charges to the Court.

The telefaxed document will not be accepted unless it is completely legible, shows all necessary signatures and does not result in reversal of telephone or telefax charges to be incurred by the Court.

CRITICAL

Parties must be prepared to offer an unbound copy of approved jury instructions without citations of authority and with the offering party identified and consecutive numbering.

To provide impartial copies for submission to the jury, parties must be prepared to offer an unbound copy of approved jury instructions absent of citation of authority, offered party and consecutive numbering required under Rules 7(b) & (c), UDCR.

WARNING

Multiple defendants should use a different initial before numbering of each exhibit.

Multiple defendants should use a different initial before numbering of each exhibit.

WARNING

Counsel should make a reasonable effort to pre-label trial exhibits.

Counsel shall make reasonable effort to pre-label all exhibits to be used at a trial.