Treasure County District Court, Montana Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Counsel in civil and criminal jury trials must notify the Clerk in writing at least three weeks before trial whether the trial will proceed as scheduled.

At least three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of a civil jury trial or criminal jury trial, counsel for each party shall advise the Clerk of Court in writing as to whether said trial will proceed as docketed.

CRITICAL

Contact

Email to chambers

Attorneys must email the judicial assistant jury instructions with citations in Microsoft Word format.

In addition, attorneys must email the jury instructions with citations to the judicial assistant in Microsoft Word format.

CRITICAL

Court scheduling must be coordinated with the judicial assistant or other personnel designated by the judge.

E. All the Court’s scheduling shall be coordinated with the judicial assistant or other personnel the judge may designate.

CRITICAL

Matters must be calendared with the judicial assistant by 4:00 p.m. on the business day before Law and Motion.

All matters shall be calendared with the judicial assistant by 4:00 p.m. on the business day before Law and Motion.

CRITICAL

A party may not discuss a substantive issue in a pending or anticipated case ex parte with the Court without notice and approval of all opposing counsel, unless law expressly allows it.

C. No party shall discuss ex parte with the Court any substantive issue related to a pending or anticipated case without notice and approval of all opposing counsel, or as otherwise expressly allowed by law.

WARNING

Counsel unfamiliar with the electronic evidence presentation system must contact the Clerk well in advance to arrange courthouse training at a time convenient to the Clerk.

At a time well-in-advance of the scheduled trial or hearing date, counsel unfamiliar with the electronic evidence presentation system shall advise the Clerk of Court and shall make arrangements to come to the courthouse at a time convenient to the Clerk of Court in order to receive the necessary training for use of the electronic evidence presentation system.

WARNING

Counsel must arrange additional time with the judicial assistant for matters expected to be contested or to last more than 15 minutes.

Matters which counsel expect will be contested or are expected to take more than 15 minutes shall be scheduled for additional time with the judicial assistant.

WARNING

A party or counsel seeking JVN equipment for non-court-business hearings or meetings must reserve it through the Clerk or judicial assistant and report to the Clerk upon arrival.

Any party/counsel requesting use of the JVN equipment for hearings or meetings other than Sixteenth Judicial District Court business shall make proper reservations for such use through the Clerk of Court or judicial assistant, and shall be responsible for operation and movement of the camera. The party/counsel shall report to the Clerk of Court upon arriving for the JVN session and will be directed to the appropriate location for use of the equipment.

WARNING

Counsel must inform the Clerk and other relevant individuals of changes to a JVN participant’s site or IP address.

Counsel is responsible for keeping the Clerk of Court and other individuals informed of site or IP address changes effecting JVN participation.

WARNING

Anyone wishing to use specified courthouse facilities for meetings, depositions, or video-conferencing must contact the Clerk of Court to reserve them.

Counsel and other persons wishing to utilize the courtrooms, the jury room, or the law library for meetings, depositions, and video-conferencing shall contact the Clerk of Court to reserve the desired facility so as to avoid possible conflicts with Court matters or others who have already scheduled use of these courthouse facilities.

WARNING

Before filming, media personnel must contact the Clerk of Court to coordinate equipment placement.

Prior to filming, media personnel shall contact the Clerk of Court to coordinate the placement of equipment in order to avoid disrupting the proceedings.

WARNING

A party or counsel granted leave to use JVN must arrange its use with the Clerk or judicial assistant.

Any party/counsel granted leave to use JVN shall make all necessary arrangements for such use with the Clerk of Court or judicial assistant.

WARNING

Contact

Email

Parties should avoid discussing substantive matters by email whenever possible.

Whenever possible, parties are to avoid addressing substantive matters within email correspondence.