Valley County District Court, Montana Filing Rules

A request for a court order must be made by motion stating its grounds with particularity and the relief sought.

A telefaxed document is filed on the date and time the Clerk of Court receives it.

Counsel may withdraw a matter from the law and motion calendar if it was placed there solely because counsel previously notified the Clerk.

Law and motion scheduled on an official holiday is continued to the next business day; if Monday is the holiday, the following Tuesday's session moves to Wednesday of that week.

If the original is not served on the day of transmission, the telefaxed document must be served under Rule 5, M.R.Civ.P.

Telefax filing does not change or delay the payment of fees in the manner or time required by the Clerk of Court.

All filed motions must be briefed and are deemed submitted under Rule 2, UDCR.

A document that may be filed by mail may instead be submitted by telefax under the stated procedure.

A telefaxed document will not be accepted unless it is completely legible, bears all necessary signatures, and does not cause telephone or telefax charges to be incurred by the Court.