Sweet Grass County District Court, Montana Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order

An order in an e-filed case must be submitted to the Court for signature by e-filing.

Any order in an e-filed case shall be presented to the Court for signature by e-filing in Word format.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed jury instruction

Proposed jury instructions in civil actions must be presented to the Court or, in applicable cases, e-filed in Word format.

Proposed instructions to the jury in a civil action shall be presented to the Court, or e-filed in Word format in applicable cases, and served upon each adverse party as stated in the jury trial preparation order.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Emergency matter

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.

Emergency matters requiring the Court's attention must be e-filed in cases eligible for e-fiing, or may be mailed or delivered to the court with a request for the Court's immediate attention.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Settlement master or mediator report

The report must be filed with the Clerk of Court or e-filed in applicable cases, with copies provided to all counsel of record and any unrepresented parties.

The report shall be filed with the Clerk of Court or e-filed in applicable cases, with copies to all counsel of record, and any parties not represented by counsel.

CRITICAL

In counties that do not currently use e-filing, documents must be filed as hard copies in person or by mail.

The filing method for documents in counties not currently e-filing is via hard copy filed in person or sent by mail.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Civil order judgment decree

E-filing and written submission are permitted alternatives for presenting a requested civil order, judgment, or decree for signature.

The party requesting any Civil order, judgment, or decree must present the same through e-filing or in written form for the signature of the Court at the time of applying for the Order, Judgment, or Decree.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed jury instructions and verdict forms

If proposed jury instructions and verdict forms are not e-filed, the Court requests that each party email them as Word-format attachments to the Court Administrator.

If proposed jury instructions and verdict forms are not e-filed, the Court requests that each party submit proposed jury instructions and verdict forms to the Court Administrator via e-mail attachment in Word format.

WARNING

When necessary, documents in any county may be submitted for filing by email or fax.

When necessary, documents in any county may be submitted for filing by email or fax filing.

WARNING

Once e-filing is implemented in a county, e-filing is the preferred filing method there.

Upon e-filing being implemented in any county, the preferred filing method for filing is via e-filing.

WARNING

For the listed case types, documents are preferably submitted to the Court by U.S. mail or in person.

In the following cases: Adoption; Guardianship / Conservatorship / Treatment Court/ Search Warrant/ Investigative Subpoenas; Probates; and Fugitive Warrants, the preferred filing method for documents submitted to the Court is via US mail or in person.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed findings conclusions

The Court requests proposed findings and conclusions be submitted by e-filing where applicable or by email attachment to the Court Administrator.

The Court requests that the parties submit proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in Word format by e-filing where applicable, or via e-mail attachment in Word format to the Court Administrator.

INFO

If documents are filed by email, the originals do not need to be sent to the Clerk of Court.

If documents are emailed, the originals need not be sent to the Clerk of Court.