Roosevelt County District Court, Montana Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Documents transmitted electronically after 5:00 p.m. are treated as filed the next business day.

For filing purposes, if documents are transmitted electronically after 5:00 p.m., the date and time of filing shall be the next business day.

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A party who obtains an order or arrest warrant directly from the Court must present it to the Clerk immediately for recording.

A party who obtains an Order or Arrest Warrant directly from the Court shall present it to the Clerk of Court immediately for recording.

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Briefs required by rule, regulation, or Court order are due by 5:00 p.m. on the required date.

All briefs required by rule, regulation or by Court order to be filed by 5:00 p.m. on the required date.

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The attorney-fee affidavit must be filed upon a final decision on the merits or at another appropriate time.

Upon a final decision on the merits or other appropriate time, a party seeking an award of attorney's fees shall file and serve an affidavit

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The completed Omnibus Hearing Memorandum is due no later than the Thursday before the scheduled hearing.

The parties shall file the completed Omnibus Hearing Memorandum no later than the Thursday before the scheduled Omnibus Hearing.

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Applies to

Dispositive motion

Dispositive motions in criminal cases must be made within 60 days of arraignment.

Dispositive motions shall be made within sixty (60) days of arraignment.

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The opposing party must file any objection within fourteen days thereafter, allowing three additional days for mailing.

Within fourteen (14) days thereafter allowing three (3) additional days for mailing, the opposing party shall file any objection.

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Applies to

Trial brief

Trial briefs are due as required by the pretrial order or before the first day of trial; the presiding judge may waive one upon request and for good cause.

Trial briefs will be submitted as required in the pretrial order, or prior to the first day of trial. A trial brief shall set forth a statement of the party's theory of their cause and the issues involved, with a statement of the authorities upon which they rely as to both the law of the case and in support of the introduction of evidence proposed to be offered. The presiding judge may waive a trial brief upon request and for good cause.

WARNING

The Court may strike untimely briefs and impose other appropriate sanctions.

The Court may strike briefs not filed in a timely manner and impose other appropriate sanctions.

WARNING

A party may ask the Court's Judicial Assistant to add a matter to the calendar by noon the day before the scheduled hearing.

A party may ask the Court's Judicial Assistant to add a matter to the calendar by noon the day before any scheduled hearing.

WARNING

After final judgment and expiration of the appeal period, the Clerk must notify counsel to retrieve filed discovery documents within 30 days and may destroy unclaimed documents without further notice.

After final judgment and expiration of the time for appeal, the Clerk shall notify counsel to retrieve filed discovery documents within thirty (30) days. If counsel fails to retrieve the discovery documents, the Clerk may destroy them without any further notice.