Local Rule RULE 5005-3: Custody of Records and Release.
Bankr. D. Mont. — General rule
RULE 5005-3. Custody of Records and Release.
No record or paper belonging to the files of the Court shall be taken from the Clerk's custody except with the permission of the Judge to whom the case is assigned, and a receipt given by the party obtaining it that specifies the record or paper, the date of its receipt, and the date it is to be returned. If the presiding Judge is unavailable or cannot be reached to give permission, the Clerk or deputy in charge of the office is vested with the discretion to release any record or paper.