Sheridan County District Court, Montana Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Briefs required by a 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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An electronically transmitted document sent after 5:00 p.m. is treated as filed on 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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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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A party who obtains an order or arrest warrant directly from the Court must present it to the Clerk of Court 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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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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The opposing party must file any objection within fourteen days, with three additional days allowed 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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Trial briefs must be submitted as required by the pretrial order or before the first day of trial.

Trial briefs will be submitted as required in the pretrial order, or prior to the first day of trial.

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A request to add a matter to the calendar must be made by noon on 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

A party seeking the judge’s personal appearance must file a specific request reasonably in advance of the hearing; otherwise, the judge may appear remotely.

With the installation of video-teleconferencing throughout the Fifteenth Judicial District, the presiding judge may appear via Zoom (or similar applications) from his/her home county unless a party has filed, reasonably in advance of any hearing, a specific request for personal appearance of the Judge.

WARNING

Those seeking an exception should request it before attempting to file the document.

Those seeking an exception should request it before attempting to file a document.