Ravalli County District Court, Montana Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

Must include

proposed order

A proposed order, decree, or judgment must be provided to the Clerk when the motion is filed.

A proposed order, decree, or judgment must be provided to the Clerk when the motion is filed.

WARNING

Applies to

Stipulation

A party relying on a minute entry must ensure that a record of the stipulation is duly made.

Any party relying on the minute entry bears the responsibility to see that a record of the stipulation is duly made.

WARNING

Applies to

Jury summoning order

The Court’s written order to the Clerk must specify the trial date or dates, summoning method, and number of potential jurors to summon.

The Court will issue a written order to the Clerk of Court specifying the date(s) of trial, the summoning method to be used, and the number of potential jurors to be summoned.

WARNING

Applies to

Case scheduling order

The Court will routinely require submission of a proposed case scheduling order, subject to the listed exemptions from routine scheduling.

The Court will routinely require the submission of a proposed case scheduling order.

WARNING

Applies to

Objection to supplemental proposed jury instructions

Objections to supplemental proposed instructions must be in writing and cite appropriate authority; they should be brief.

Objections to the opposing party’s supplemental proposed instructions must be submitted in writing at or before the final pretrial conference, should be brief, and must contain citations to appropriate authority.

INFO

Applies to

Separate bail approval order

The District Court may approve a bond or other bail by separate order if it is expressly made payable to the District Court.

The District Court may approve the bond or other bail by separate order if expressly made payable to the District Court.