Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Molly Owen

Judge • Sanders County District Court, Montana

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Document Limits

Pleading or Brief Except Initial Pleadings
20 pgsor6,500 wds

Adjournments

Court-wide

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Sanders County District Court, Montana publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 54 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Certification of compliance
    Must include
    word count

    A filing using the 6,500-word alternative must include a compliance certification stating the word count and line spacing, plus the required typeface details; the filer may rely on the word-processing system’s count, and the certification is excluded from the document’s length.

  • Applies to
    Motion
    Must include
    proposed order

    Every motion except a contested dispositive motion must include a proposed order with a cc: at the bottom listing the full name of each attorney or party to be served.

  • Applies to
    Proposed order

    Proposed orders must include copies and self-addressed, stamped envelopes for all parties of record unless the Clerk makes other arrangements.

Communication

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  • After the master-supervised settlement conference, the settlement master must immediately contact the Judge’s Judicial Assistant if the case settled so hearings or pending motions can be vacated.

  • Contact
    Email to chambers

    If attorneys appear by Zoom, the attorney(s) appearing remotely shall email any exhibits to opposing counsel and that Department’s Judicial Assistant two working days in advance of the hearing to ensure receipt.

  • A party who believes a potentially violent situation might arise must notify the assigned Judge and court bailiff sufficiently in advance.

Filing Timing

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  • The certification about the lawyers’ resolution conference and whether the case settled is due within ten days after the conference.

  • The settlement master must file the conference report and its result within five days after the conference.

  • Bail must be delivered to the District Court Clerk when the case-transfer papers are filed.

Sealing

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  • The Court-order restriction on access to juvenile records has an exception for the listed juvenile-case participants.

  • The records and files in juvenile and adoption actions and sealed files shall not be withdrawn, examined, or inspected by anyone except upon order of the Court.

  • Court reporter transcripts submitted to the Clerk of Court are filed under seal without further court order.

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