Montana procedural guides

Plain-English guides to the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure, each one tied to the rules it relies on. Every rule named in a guide has its own page with the official text.

• Responding to a Montana complaint: 21 days, 42 for the stateMontana Rule 12(a) gives 21 days after service of the summons and complaint to serve an answer, and 42 days where the State, a state agency, or a state officer or employee is the defendant.
• Setting aside a Montana default judgment: your motion is deemed denied if nobody rules on itMontana Rule 60(c) runs a Rule 60(b) motion on the Rule 59 clock — deemed denied at 60 days without a written order, and the motion must carry that date in its heading.
• The Montana motion to dismiss: twenty-one days, and the answer clock can be reset by the courtMontana Rule 12(b) carries the familiar seven defenses and gives 21 days to answer, unless the court orders otherwise under Rule 4(c)(2)(C).
• Montana execution: the fourteen-day stay comes with an automatic injunction against moving your assetsMontana Rule 62(a) stays execution for 14 days after entry and, during those days, automatically enjoins the judgment debtor from transferring or encumbering any property.

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