Sweet Grass County District Court, Montana Filing Rules

Any pleading filed in a civil action which does not conform to Rule 10 or Rule 11 of the M.R.Civ.P. may be stricken by the Court on its own initiative and upon such terms as the Court deems just.

A written order or judgment must be presented to the Clerk for filing immediately after the Court makes it.

Proof of service for papers must be filed promptly with the Clerk and before any action is taken on them, unless a specified rule or statute provides another method of proof.

Email-filed documents must be PDF attachments.

Email filings should be submitted to parkdcc@mt.gov for Park County

Emergency matters must be e-filed when the case is eligible for e-filing; they may instead be mailed or delivered to the Court with a request for immediate attention.

The Clerk will not accept or file a document requiring a filing fee unless the fee is paid or the Court has approved a fee waiver in writing.

For motions other than those under Rule 56(c)(2)(A), a party must request oral argument or the Court will rule on the written documents alone.

A pending motion hearing may be continued by the Court on its own initiative or on a party's written motion, with prior notice to all parties.

Briefs are limited to 20 pages, excluding indices and appendices, unless the Court grants prior leave.

The Court must be furnished with the original and one copy of each proposed jury instruction.