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Local Rules — Bankr. D. Mont.

114 local rules for the United States District Court for the Bankruptcy Court, District of Montana. See the court's official website for the authoritative text.

Civil Rules 8

Rule Title
RULE 7005-1 Service by Electronic Means.
RULE 7016-1 Pretrial Procedures.
RULE 7016-2 Continuances of Dates Set in Case Scheduling Order.
RULE 7026-1 Discovery.
RULE 7055-1 Default and Default Judgment.
RULE 7056-1 Summary Judgment.
RULE 7067-1 Registry Funds
RULE 9015-1 Jury Trials.

General Rules 99

Rule Title
RULE 1001-1 Scope, Applicability, and Promulgation of Local Rules; Short Title.
RULE 1002-1 Petition - General.
RULE 1005-1 Petition - Caption.
RULE 1006-1 Fees; Installment Payments.
RULE 1007-1 Schedules, Statement of Financial Affairs, Statement of Social Security Number, and Other Official Forms.
RULE 1007-2 Master Mailing List.
RULE 1009-1 Amendments to Petition, Schedules, Master Mailing List, and Statement.
RULE 1015-1 Joint Administration and Consolidation.
RULE 1017-1 Dismissal or Conversion.
RULE 1019-1 Conversion from One Chapter to Another.
RULE 1074-1 Representation of Corporations, Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, Trusts, Associations, and Other Legal Entities.
RULE 2002-1 Notice to Creditors and Other Parties in Interest.
RULE 2002-2 Requests for Special Notice.
RULE 2002-3 Notice to United States and Montana State Agencies.
RULE 2002-4 Notice of Application for Professional Fees and Costs.
RULE 2003-1 Scheduling of Creditors' Meetings, Bankruptcy Information Sheet, and Debtor Declaration Sheet.
RULE 2003-2 Time Limitations of Creditors' Meetings.
RULE 2003-3 Attendance and Cooperation at Creditors' Meetings.
RULE 2003-4 Continuance of Meeting of Creditors.
RULE 2003-5 Debtor Duties.
RULE 2003-6 Oral Notice of Continuance of Meeting of Creditors.
RULE 2003-7 Failure to Appear at Creditors' Meetings.
RULE 2004-1 Rule 2004 Examinations.
RULE 2014-1 Applications for Employment of Professionals.
RULE 2014-2 Standard Forms of Attorney Retention Agreements.
RULE 2015-1 Trustee's Administrative Expenses.
RULE 2015-2 Monthly Operating and Other Reports to the Court and United States Trustee.
RULE 2016-1 Applications for Compensation of Professionals.
RULE 2016-2 Attorney Fees Paid Through Chapter 13 Plans.
RULE 3001-1 Reserved.
RULE 3001-2 Attachments to Proof of Claim.
RULE 3002-1 Late Filed Claims in Chapter 12 and 13 Cases.
RULE 3003-1 Proofs of Claim and Interest in Chapter 11 Cases.
RULE 3007-1 Objections to Proofs of Claim.
RULE 3011-1 Unclaimed Funds
RULE 3012-1 Valuation of Allowed Secured Claims in Chapter 11, 12, or 13.
RULE 3014-1 Election under § 1111(b) by Secured Creditor in a Subchapter V, Chapter 11 Case.
RULE 3015-1 Objections to Confirmation or Modification of Chapter 12 or 13 Plans.
RULE 3015-2 Amendment of Plans.
RULE 3017-1 Objections to Chapter 11 Disclosure Statements and Plans.
RULE 3017-2 Amendments to Subchapter V Plans Before Confirmation Hearing to Address Plan Objections.
RULE 3017-3 Report of Administrative Expenses in Chapter 11 Cases.
RULE 3018-1 Chapter 11 Ballots-Voting on Plans.
RULE 3020-1 Quarterly Fees in Chapter 11 Cases.
RULE 3022-1 Chapter 11 Case Closings.
RULE 4001-1 Motions to Modify Stay.
RULE 4001-2 Orders Granting Modification of Stay.
RULE 4001-3 Scope and Content of Account Information and Statements Secured Creditors May Provide to Debtors Postpetition.
RULE 4002-1 Property in Need of Attention or Protection, Debtors with Special Needs, Privacy Ombudsmen, Domestic Support Obligations, and Other Documentation.
RULE 4002-2 Annual Financial Reports in Chapter 12 Cases.
RULE 4002-3 Plan Payments in Chapter 12 Cases.
RULE 4002-4 Estimate of Administrative Expenses in Chapter 12 Cases.
RULE 4002-5 Monthly Financial Reports in Chapter 12 and 13 Cases.
RULE 4002-6 Filing of Income Documentation for 60 Days Before Bankruptcy and Turnover of Income Documentation for 60 Days to Chapter 13 Trustee.
RULE 4002-7 Turnover of Income Tax Returns during Pendency of Case.
RULE 4003-1 Claims of Exemptions.
RULE 4003-2 Homestead Exemptions.
RULE 4003-3 Objections to Claims of Exemption.
RULE 4003-4 Motions for Avoidance of Liens.
RULE 4004-1 Procedures for Entry of Discharge in Chapter 12 and 13 Cases.
RULE 5001-1 Clerk's Office Hours and Address.
RULE 5001-2 Divisions of Court.
RULE 5001-3 Court Hearings and Creditors' Meetings.
RULE 5003-1 Withdrawal of Documents from Proofs of Claim.
RULE 5003-2 Exhibits to Pleadings and Proofs of Claim.
RULE 5003-3 Judgments and Orders.
RULE 5005-1 Electronic Filing.
RULE 5005-2 Requirements for Papers, Attorneys, Parties, and Bankruptcy Petition Preparers.
RULE 5005-3 Custody of Records and Release.
RULE 5005-4 Custody of Exhibits and Release.
RULE 5009-1 Trustee's Report and Accounting in Chapter 12 and 13 Cases.
RULE 5010-1 Reopening Closed Cases with Subsequent Income Tax Refunds.
RULE 5011-1 Withdrawal of Reference.
RULE 5070-1 Scheduling.
RULE 5071-1 Request for Continuance.
RULE 5072-1 Decorum in all proceedings.
RULE 5073-1 Photography, Recording Devices, and Broadcasting.
RULE 5074-1 Telephone, Video, or In-Person Conferences and Hearings.
RULE 5077-1 Availability of Audio Files of Court Proceedings on the Public Docket
RULE 5078-1 Clerk's Fees in Chapter 13 Cases.
RULE 6004-1 Notice of a Proposed Sale by Trustee or Debtor in Possession.
RULE 6006-1 Motions for Assumption or Rejection of an Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease.
RULE 6007-1 Abandonment.
RULE 9001-1 Definitions.
RULE 9003-1 Ex Parte Contact.
RULE 9004-1 Case Numbering for Pleadings.
RULE 9005-1 Constitutional Challenge to a Statute – Notice, Certification, and Intervention.
RULE 9007-1 Notice to Creditors and Others in Chapter 7 Asset Cases, and Chapter 12 and 13 Cases.
RULE 9009-1 Form of Chapter 12 and 13 Plans.
RULE 9011-1 Signing of Papers; Representations to the Court.
RULE 9011-2 Reminders to the Court.
RULE 9013-1 Motion Practice.
RULE 9013-2 Briefs and Memoranda of Law.
RULE 9018-1 Highly Sensitive Documents (HSDs)
RULE 9019-1 Alternative Dispute Resolution and Settlement Conferences.
RULE 9022-1 Notice of Judgment or Order.
RULE 9029-1 Local Rules.
RULE 9036-1 Notice by Electronic Transmission.
RULE 9037-1 Privacy Protection for Filings Made with the Court.

Attorney Rules 7

Rule Title
RULE 2090-1 Admission to Practice before the Bankruptcy Court.
Rule 2090-2 Self-Represented Litigants.
RULE 2090-3 Notice of Change of Status.
RULE 2090-4 Attorney Discipline, Suspension, and Disbarment.
RULE 2090-5 Temporary Co-Counsel and Attorney Withdrawal.
RULE 2090-6 Communications with the Court and Ex Parte Motions and Applications (deleted December 2025)
RULE 2091-1 Student Practice Rule.