Reminders to the Court.

P a g e | 62 an original certificate of service shall be incorporated in, or attached to, each original pleading whenever service or transmittal of a document is accomplished by mail or other means and shall be filed with the Clerk. A certificate of service does not need to include entities served electronically through CM/ECF. The copies served on other entities shall also reflect such proof of service. All proofs of service, except those made by the Clerk or by electronic service under Mont.

LBR 9013- 1(e)(3), shall be made by a verified statement, under penalty of perjury, identifying the document and stating the date on which it was served or transmitted, the method by which service was accomplished, and include the name and address of each entity served. When a party relies upon a mailing matrix to serve or transmit a document, the party shall attach a copy of the mailing matrix relied upon by the party. (3) Service by Electronic Means. For purposes of service of motions, documents, pleadings, and other papers, Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b) shall apply.

Service by electronic means is allowed, provided the entity being served consents in writing to such electronic service. All authorized users of CM/ECF have consented to receive electronic service. An entity or the Court may complete service under this Local Rule through electronic means by using the Court’s transmission facilities, wherein the notice of electronic filing generated by CM/ECF (which contains a hyperlink to the filed document) shall constitute service of the motion, document, pleading, or other paper without the need for a separate certificate of service on those parties served by electronic means. (f) Notice of Opportunity to Respond.

After each motion, in bold and conspicuous print, the moving party shall include the following language, unless another applicable rule provides for a longer or shorter notice and response period than 14 days (See (g) below): NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND AND REQUEST A HEARING If you object to the motion, you must file a written responsive pleading and request a hearing within 14 days of the motion’s date. The responding party shall schedule the hearing on the motion at least 21 days after the date of the response and request for a hearing and shall include in the caption of the responsive pleading in bold and conspicuous print the date, time, and location of the hearing by inserting in the caption the following: NOTICE OF HEARING Date: Time: Location: If no objections are timely filed, the Court may grant the relief requested as a failure to respond by any entity shall be deemed an admission that the relief requested should be granted. Mont. LBR December 1, 2025