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Montana Pleading Paper Template

Montana district court papers are filed on standard 8 1/2 by 11 inch recycled paper, bound firmly at the top, in type not smaller than pica, spaced one and one-half or double, with a line-keyed first-page caption under Uniform District Court Rule 1.

Introduction

In Montana, court documents are not numbered-line pleading paper but plain paper with a caption set by the state's rules of court, as explained below. Montana opens its court-paper format with the page itself: under Uniform District Court Rule 1, papers presented for filing must be on standard quality opaque, unglazed, recycled paper, 8 1/2 by 11 inches in size, bound firmly at the top. The first page is line-keyed. It commences at line 1 at the left margin, single spaced, with the name of the attorney or party responsible for the pleadings together with the telephone number and complete mailing address for service of papers, and lines 1 through 7 of the right one-half of the page are left blank for the use of the clerk. Below that come the court title, the case title at the left, and the case number and document identification on the right opposite the title. Montana is not a numbered-line pleading-paper state; the line keys structure the caption, but consecutive left-margin line numbering is not required. Type must be not smaller than pica and equally legible to printing, and the body is spaced one and one-half or double (single is permitted for quotations and property descriptions). A filing that ignores the paper, binding, or caption rules can be rejected by the clerk. DocDraft drafts your document on properly formatted Montana court format from your facts, with attorney review available before you file.

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Key Things to Know

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    Papers must be on standard quality opaque, unglazed, recycled paper, 8 1/2 by 11 inches, bound firmly at the top, under Uniform District Court Rule 1.

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    The first page commences at line 1 at the left margin, single spaced, with the name, telephone number, and complete mailing address of the attorney or party responsible for the pleadings, under UDCR Rule 1.

  3. 3

    Lines 1 through 7 of the right one-half of the first page are left blank for the use of the clerk, under UDCR Rule 1.

  4. 4

    Type must be not smaller than pica and equally legible to printing, under UDCR Rule 1.

  5. 5

    The body is spaced one and one-half or double, with single spacing permitted for quotations and property descriptions, under UDCR Rule 1.

  6. 6

    Pages are numbered consecutively at the bottom under UDCR Rule 1.

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    Montana uses a line-keyed caption but does not require consecutive numbered lines down the page; it is not a numbered-line pleading-paper state.

Key decisions before you file

Before you file a Pleading Paper in Montana, a few decisions shape the document: which option to choose and what each one means. The Pleading Paper guide walks through them.

Open the Pleading Paper guide

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MONTANA [ORDINAL] JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, [COUNTY] COUNTY

[Line 1, left margin: ATTORNEY OR PARTY NAME] [TELEPHONE NUMBER] [COMPLETE MAILING ADDRESS FOR SERVICE] Attorney for / Self-Represented [PLAINTIFF/DEFENDANT] [Lines 1 through 7 of the right one-half of the page: LEFT BLANK FOR THE CLERK]

[PLAINTIFF NAME], Plaintiff, vs. Cause No. [CASE NUMBER] [DEFENDANT NAME], [DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION, opposite the title] Defendant.

[TITLE OF DOCUMENT, e.g. COMPLAINT]

[Body formatted per Uniform District Court Rule 1: type not smaller than pica and equally legible to printing, spaced one and one-half or double (single permitted for quotations and property descriptions), on standard quality opaque, unglazed, recycled paper 8 1/2 by 11 inches, bound firmly at the top.]

DATED this [DAY] day of [MONTH], [YEAR].

[SIGNATURE] [NAME] Attorney for / Self-Represented [PARTY]

[Page numbered consecutively at the bottom.]

Montana Requirements for Pleading Paper

Paper and binding

Standard quality opaque, unglazed, recycled paper, 8 1/2 by 11 inches, bound firmly at the top, under Uniform District Court Rule 1.

Line-keyed first-page caption

The first page commences at line 1 at the left margin, single spaced, with the responsible attorney or party name, telephone, and complete mailing address for service, under UDCR Rule 1.

Clerk space reserved

Lines 1 through 7 of the right one-half of the first page are left blank for the use of the clerk, under UDCR Rule 1.

Pica type

Type must be not smaller than pica and equally legible to printing, under UDCR Rule 1.

Line spacing

The body is spaced one and one-half or double, with single spacing permitted for quotations and property descriptions, under UDCR Rule 1.

Page numbering

Pages are numbered consecutively at the bottom under UDCR Rule 1.

Case number placement

The case number and document identification appear on the right, opposite the case title, under UDCR Rule 1.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Montana Uniform District Court Rule 1 keys the first-page caption to line 1 and reserves lines 1 through 7 of the right half for the clerk, but it does not require consecutive left-margin line numbering down every page.

Standard quality opaque, unglazed, recycled paper, 8 1/2 by 11 inches in size, bound firmly at the top, under Uniform District Court Rule 1.

Type not smaller than pica and equally legible to printing, under Uniform District Court Rule 1. The body is spaced one and one-half or double, with single spacing allowed for quotations and property descriptions.

The first page begins at line 1 at the left margin with the attorney or party name, telephone, and mailing address. Lines 1 through 7 of the right half are left blank for the clerk, followed by the court title, case title, and case number.