Local Rule 1.5: Form of Documents and Citations
D. Mont. — Civil rule
1.5 Form of Documents and Citations
(a) Unless a form provided by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts is used, documents prepared for filing by a party must be:
(1) page size 8½ x 11 inches, printed on one side only, with top, bottom, and side margins of one inch, with no background shading, no staples, and free of materially defacing erasures or interlineations;
(2) double-spaced, except for quoted material and footnotes, and typewritten in 14-point font size or neatly handwritten.
(3) consecutively numbered at the bottom of each page; and
(4) formatted as to counsel or party identification, case caption, and document title in substantial compliance with forms in Appendix C.
(b) When a hand signature is used, the name of the signer must be printed or typed under the signature line.
(c) Affidavits must be notarized and all signatures must be hand signatures.
(d) Citation form must follow the most recent edition of the Bluebook or of the Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) Citation Manual. Pinpoint citation to paragraphs or pages of cases and to sections of statutes or acts is required. Citation to the United States Reporter is preferred. Parallel citations are not required. Hyperlinking is permissible, but neither the hyperlink nor any Internet site will be considered part of the record of the case.