Teton County District Court, Montana Filing Rules

When the clerk must provide copies, parties must furnish all necessary copies and pre-addressed envelopes for all parties of record.

A defendant's motion to dismiss unsupported by a timely brief is deemed overruled, and the moving party has twenty days after notice from the clerk to plead further.

Counsel and parties should confirm hearing dates with the Clerk of District Court.

Scheduling-order dates may be changed only by court order upon a showing of good cause; motions to extend deadlines or dates must state the trial date if one is set.

If any pertinent document is filed within forty-eight hours of a contested hearing or oral argument, a copy thereof shall be delivered to the judge's chambers.

The Notice of Issue must be served on the court at chambers, and the original Notice of Issue's certificate of service must certify that supplemental service.

Documents should be firmly bound and have holes punched at the top for placement in the court file.

Initial and Answer Briefs are limited to twenty pages and Reply Briefs to ten pages, unless the court grants leave for good cause.

Any statutorily required filing fee must accompany the document or the document will not be filed.

Before filing a motion under Rules 26 through 37 of the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure, counsel must confer about all disputed issues or the court will deny the motion.