Ravalli County District Court, Montana Document Format Requirements

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Format

PDF

Email-filed documents must be in PDF format and submitted as email attachments.

Documents submitted by email must be emailed to courtfilings@rc.mt.gov and must be in a pdf format and submitted as an attachment to an email.

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In jury trials, offers of proof must be written or made outside the jury’s presence and hearing.

In jury trials, offers of proof must be submitted in writing or made outside the presence and hearing of the jury.

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A CD containing the jury instructions in Word is listed for submission.

5. A CD containing jury instructions in Word.

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A properly labeled copy formatted in Word must also be emailed to the Court Administrator.

Additionally, a copy properly labeled and formatted in Word must be submitted by email to the Court Administrator.

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Attorneys’ copied or electronically generated signatures are treated as originals; self-represented litigants and others must file original documents with original signatures, and signatures must comply with current e-filing standards.

F. Signatures. An attorney’s copied or electronically-generated signature on filed documents will be deemed original. Self-represented litigants and others must submit original documents with original signatures for filing. Signatures must comply with current e-filing standards.

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Citations to legal authorities should conform with ALWD Citation Manual: A Professional System of Citation, 5th ed., or with The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 20th ed.

Citations to legal authorities should conform with ALWD Citation Manual: A Professional System of Citation, 5th ed., or with The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 20th ed.

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Parties should mount exhibits so they can be dismounted for folding, rolling, storage, or shipping if necessary.

Parties should mount exhibits in such a fashion that they may be dismounted for folding, rolling, storage and/or shipping if necessary.

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The Court may strike, on its own initiative and at any time, filings that do not conform to M.R.Civ.P. 10 and 11 and M.U.D.C.R. 1.

Any filings that do not conform to M.R.Civ.P. 10 and 11 and M.U.D.C.R. 1 may be stricken by the Court at any time on its own initiative.

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After trial, oversize exhibits should be replaced with identical letter-size copies marked as duplicate originals.

After trial, oversize exhibits should be replaced with identical letter-size copies marked as duplicate originals.

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Parties should pre-label proposed exhibits using standard labels under the trial preparation order; plaintiffs and petitioners use numbers, while defendants and respondents use letters.

Parties should pre-label their proposed exhibits with standard exhibit labels pursuant to the trial preparation order issued by the Court. Plaintiffs and petitioners are to label their exhibits with numbers, and defendants and respondents are to label their exhibits with letters.

INFO

Identical letter-size copies of oversize exhibits are encouraged for the judge and jurors.

Letter-size copies identical to oversize exhibits are encouraged for use of the judge and jurors.

INFO

The Clerk of Court will accept and file duplicate originals of all pleadings, petitions, motions, and reports in abuse and neglect cases designated for

The Clerk of Court will accept and file duplicate originals of all pleadings, petitions, motions, and reports in abuse and neglect cases designated for