Judge Adam Larsen

Applies to

Motion

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

Applies to

Motion and brief

The title of every motion and brief must identify the submitting party and briefly describe the subject.

Applies to

Motion

Must include

proposed order

A party seeking an order must submit a separate proposed order before the hearing or court action, and, when applicable, its title must refer to the underlying motion.

A faxed or electronically transmitted document is filed on the date and time the Clerk of Court receives it.

All other parties telefaxing or electronically submitting a document shall, on the date of the transmission, mail the original of the document to the Clerk of Court by first class mail.

If the clerk does not timely receive the signed original, the court may strike the faxed or electronically submitted document, after which it has no force or effect.

Anyone seeking a conference with the judge must first check in with Court Administrator Derinda Hazelton to avoid scheduling conflicts.

Phone

406-323-1701

Scheduling inquiries, court-appointed counsel assignment inquiries, and transcript requests must be referred to Derinda Hazelton at the stated address, telephone number, or fax number.

After any briefing or additional-filing period, parties may—and are encouraged to—send the Court a reminder letter limited to a brief description of the matter and the date it was made or taken under advisement.

Counsel should make a reasonable effort to pre-label trial exhibits.

In marking trial exhibits, plaintiff shall use numbers, and defendants shall use letters. Multiple defendants should use a different initial before numbering of each exhibit. (Eg., Defendant Robin would use R-1, R-2, etc.)

Parties must be prepared to offer an unbound copy of approved jury instructions without citations of authority, identifying the offering party and using consecutive numbering as required by the cited rules.