Yellowstone County District Court, Montana Page & Word Limits

Limit

20 pages

Applies to

Pleading or brief

Pleadings and briefs are limited to 20 pages, excluding attachments, except for initial pleadings or where a statute or rule provides otherwise; additional pages require leave of court upon good cause.

Pleadings/briefs in all cases, except initial pleadings and except where otherwise limited in any statute or rule, shall be limited to 20 pages, not including attachments. Additional pages may be filed only with leave of the court upon a showing of good cause.

Limit

5 pages

Applies to

Settlement statement

Unless otherwise ordered or agreed to in writing, each party’s or counsel’s settlement statement may not exceed five pages.

Unless otherwise ordered or agreed to by the parties in writing, the following guidelines shall apply to settlement conferences before a settlement master and to mediations before a mediator: (2) A statement from each party or counsel shall be submitted directly to the settlement master or mediator no later than three (3) business days prior to the conference. The statement may not exceed five (5) pages in length