Montana Code Annotated
Title 25. Civil Procedure
Chapter 23. Montana Justice and City Court Rules of Civil Procedure

Rule 1. Scope of rules - Rule 1. Scope of rules. These rules govern the procedure...

Rule 2. Commencement of action - Rule 2. Commencement of action. (a) A civil action is...

Rule 3. Place of trial or venue - Rule 3. Place of trial or venue. A. Proper place...

Rule 4. Persons -- jurisdiction -- process -- service - Rule 4. Persons -- jurisdiction -- process -- service. A....

Rule 5. Service and filing of pleadings and other papers, excluding summons - Rule 5. Service and filing of pleadings and other papers,...

Rule 6. Time - Rule 6. Time. A. COMPUTATION. When the computation of any...

Rule 7. Pleadings allowed - Rule 7. Pleadings allowed. In justice or city court there...

Rule 8. Amendment of pleadings - Rule 8. Amendment of pleadings. A. WHEN ALLOWED. Each party...

Rule 9. Motions and other papers - Rule 9. Motions and other papers. A. APPLICATION. An application...

Rule 10. Naming of parties to action - Rule 10. Naming of parties to action. A. PARTIES. (1)...

Rule 11. Substitution of parties - Rule 11. Substitution of parties. A. SUBSTITUTION. If an original...

Rule 12. Joinder of claims and parties necessary for just adjudication - Rule 12. Joinder of claims and parties necessary for just...

Rule 13. Discovery - Rule 13. Discovery. A. SCOPE AND LIMITS. There shall be...

Rule 14. Pretrial conferences - Rule 14. Pretrial conferences. A. OBJECTIVES. In any action, the...

Rule 15. Right to jury trial - Rule 15. Right to jury trial. A. RIGHT PRESERVED. The...

Rule 16. Failure to appear or proceed - Rule 16. Failure to appear or proceed. A. DEFENDANT. If...

Rule 17. Costs - Rule 17. Costs. Jury fees and other costs as defined...

Rule 18. Jury - Rule 18. Jury. A. NUMBER OF JURORS. A jury in...

Rule 19. Order of trial - Rule 19. Order of trial. In a nonjury trial or...

Rule 20. Notice of trial - Rule 20. Notice of trial. After all parties served with...

Rule 21. Entry of judgment - Rule 21. Entry of judgment. A. GROUNDS. A judge shall...

Rule 22. Relief from judgment - Rule 22. Relief from judgment. A. RELIEF. A judge may,...

Rule 23. Execution - Rule 23. Execution. A. HOW ENFORCED. (1) By justice or...

Rule 24. Appeal to district court - Rule 24. Appeal to district court. Appeals from a justice...