Rosebud County District Court, Montana Filing Rules

A motion for leave must include a copy of the proposed pleading or amendments, and the original must be lodged with the Clerk for filing if leave is granted.

Attorneys or parties who want Orders or Minute Entries emailed must provide the relevant email addresses to the Clerk’s office.

An extension request must be served before the due date.

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

Filings must follow UDCR 1 formatting and use left justification for the body.

Counsel must pay any required filing fee when filing unless the Clerk of Court arranges otherwise.

Bench copies of exhibits are required in complex matters.

An extension request must be filed before the due date.

Each brief is limited to 25 pages, excluding indexes and appendices, unless the Court grants leave.

A document that may be filed by mail may instead be filed by fax or electronic transmission, subject to the stated rules.

Before ruling, the Court must allow the adverse party to respond or object unless the stated non-opposition or no-written-objection circumstances apply, subject to good cause to act ex parte.