Sanders County District Court, Montana Filing Rules

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.

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.

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

After a motion is fully briefed and any requested or court-ordered oral argument has been held, the movant may file and serve a Notice of Submittal.

Briefs must follow Montana Uniform District Court Rule 1 and use a font no smaller than 11 point; a nonconforming pleading will not be filed by the Clerk and will be returned.

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

Except for initial pleadings, pleadings and briefs are limited to 20 pages, excluding attachments, or alternatively 6,500 words with the specified certification; additional pages require leave and good cause, and serial motions to evade the limit may be summarily denied.

When e-filing, the filer must select the closest or actual document name from the drop-down list in every prompt.

Financial obligations and fees in a Plea Agreement will not be waived unless the parties expressly reserve the issue for the Court to decide at Sentencing.

Unopposed motions to continue or vacate a law-and-motion-calendar hearing must be filed with the Clerk by noon the preceding day; otherwise, the matter remains on the final calendar and the parties must appear.