Stillwater County District Court, Montana Filing Rules

The title of every motion must identify the applicable Montana Rules of Civil Procedure rule number.

A matter may not be placed on the law and motion calendar until the motion or other documentation and all relevant supporting documents have been filed with the Clerk of Court.

Copies of the executed guilty-plea acknowledgment must be served on the persons and at the time designated by the form.

Consult the appropriate County Clerk of Court to determine law-and-motion dates and times.

The electronic copy of the proposed order provided to the Court Administrator must be in Word format.

Documents that may be filed by mail may be filed by facsimile under the stated procedure, unless the county has adopted electronic filing.

The Court may continue a scheduled hearing on a pending motion on its own initiative or on a party’s written motion, with prior notice to all parties.

Courtesy copies of motions and briefs must be made available to the Court even in counties with e-filing; they may be mailed, faxed, or emailed to Chambers, with email to the Court Administrator strongly preferred.

A motion for substitution of judge must be accompanied by the required filing fee when filed, or it will be stricken.

Briefs are limited to 20 pages, excluding indices and appendices; summary-judgment undisputed facts count toward the limit, and additional pages require leave of court for good cause.