Mont. R. App. P. 11

(1) Form of briefs, appendices, petitions, including petitions for writs, motions,

and other papers. Briefs, appendices, petitions, motions, and other papers shall be

produced by any standard printing, word processing, typewriting, or equivalent

process capable of producing a clear black image on paper. Such paper shall be

standard quality, opaque, unglazed, recycled paper.

(2) Typeface and text style. Either a proportionately-spaced typeface of 14 points or

more, or a monospaced typeface of no more than 10.5 characters per inch may be

used in a brief, appendix, petition, motion, or other paper. A proportionately-spaced

typeface has characters with different widths. A monospaced typeface has

characters with the same advanced width. The brief’s covers and the components

of the brief excluded from the word count computation are exempt from the 14-point typeface requirement. Text shall be in roman, non-script text. Case names,

headings, and signals may be underlined or in italics or in bold.

(3) Paper size, margins, and line spacing.

(a) All of the foregoing papers shall have pages not exceeding 8½ by 11 inches

with margins on the right side and left side and on the top and bottom not

less than 1 inch wide, provided, however, that papers from the proceeding

below (pleadings, findings of fact and conclusions of law, judgments,

exhibits, and other like papers) may be:

(i) Reproduced in their original form, size, and print even though the

papers exceed the foregoing size limitations; or

(ii) Reproduced in their original form, but in a reduced size and print on

pages not exceeding 8½ by 11 inches even though the print thereon is

less than the foregoing size limitations, provided that the print is

legible.

(b) Papers produced by typewriter or an equivalent process shall be double

spaced except that footnotes and quoted and indented material may be single

spaced. Pages shall be bound or attached on the left margin and numbered.

Parties are encouraged to print and photocopy briefs, motions, and other

papers in duplex format.

(4) Calculations and length.

(a) Proportionately-spaced briefs. A principal brief shall not exceed 10,000

words and a reply brief or amicus brief shall not exceed 5,000 words. This

includes reply briefs which also answer a cross-appellant’s principal brief.

(b) Monotype or typewritten briefs or petitions. A principal brief prepared in

a monospaced typeface shall not exceed 30 pages and a reply brief or amicus

brief shall not exceed 14 pages. This includes reply briefs which also answer

a cross-appellant’s principal brief.

(c) Petitions filed under rule 14 shall not exceed 4,000 words or 12 pages.

(d) Exclusions. The word and page limits under sections (4)(a), (b), and (c) of

this rule do not include table of contents, table of citations, certificate of

service, certificate of compliance, or any appendix containing statutes, rules,

regulations, and other pertinent matters.

(e) Certificate of compliance. A brief must be accompanied by certification of

compliance which states the document’s line spacing and states either: (1)

the document is proportionately spaced, together with the typeface, point

size, and word count; or (2) the document uses a monospaced typeface,

together with the number of characters per inch and word count, or, the

number of counted pages, pursuant to section (4)(b) or (c) of this rule. A

party preparing this certificate may rely on the word count of the word

processing system used to prepare the brief. The certification is not included

in calculating the document’s length.

(5) Duplication. All requirements of duplication may be satisfied by the use of any

photocopy method capable of producing a clear black image on paper, but not

including ordinary carbon copy, provided that in each instance the duplication shall

conform to the requirements of this rule. All papers and attachments thereto must

be legible.

(6) First page and cover of briefs.

(a) The cover of the brief of the appellant shall be blue; the cover of the brief of

the party filing the opening brief in a case involving a question certified to

the supreme court pursuant to rule 15 shall be yellow; that of the appellee,

salmon; that of an intervenor or amicus curiae, green; and that of any reply

brief, gray. For recycling purposes, pastel colors shall be used for both brief

covers and page separators; and stiff, waxy, or slick-surfaced covers shall not

be used. The cover of the appendix, if separately printed, shall be white.

Transparent or plastic covers shall not be used, and tabs shall be plain paper

and not plastic-coated.

(b) There must be included on the cover page and first page of briefs the

following:

(i) The title of this court;

(ii) The cause number in this court (or a blank for documents first filed);

(iii) If any, the title of the case from the tribunal in which the case

originated or from which an appeal is taken, adding the designations

of the parties set forth in rule 2, and the name, the venue of the

tribunal, and the judge in which the case originated or from which an

appeal is taken;

(iv) If the case is an original proceeding, the names of the parties, adding

the designations of the parties set forth in rule 2;

(v) The names, mailing addresses, telephone, fax numbers, and email

addresses (if any) of respective counsel for the parties, identifying the

party counsel represents, and that same information if the party is

proceeding without counsel; and

(vi) The title of the document being filed, such as “Appellant’s Brief,”

“Petition for Supervisory Control,” or “Motion to Dismiss Appeal.”

(7) First page of other papers. The first page of other papers shall contain the

information required by section (6)(b)(i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of this rule.