Valley County District Court, Montana Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

The Court may continue a law and motion matter on its own initiative, and an ex parte request to continue a court-ordered matter must comply with Rule 3, UDCR.

Matters scheduled for law and motion may be continued by the Court on its own initiative. Ex Parte requests to continue any matter set by Court order for law and motion must comply with Rule 3, UDCR.

WARNING

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.

Should scheduled law and motion fall on an official holiday, it shall then be continued to the next business day. Should Monday be the holiday, the law and motion scheduled for the following Tuesday shall continue to Wednesday of that same week.

WARNING

The Court may refuse to vacate a trial setting because of a plea agreement until the defendant has appeared and entered a plea the Court finds acceptable.

At its discretion, the Court may refuse to vacate a trial setting by reason of a plea agreement until after defendant has appeared and entered a plea found acceptable to the Court.

WARNING

A matter set for law and motion that becomes contested may be postponed and rescheduled.

Matters set for law and motion date which become contested are subject to postponement and rescheduling.

INFO

The Court may continue scheduled law and motion on any designated date at its discretion.

Scheduled law and motion may continue on any designated date at the discretion of the Court.