D. Mont. L.R. 7.3

(a) Leave of Court Required. No one may file a motion for

reconsideration of an interlocutory order without prior leave of court.

(b) Form and Content of Motion for Leave. A motion for leave to file a

motion for reconsideration may seek reconsideration only of an interlocutory order,

must be limited to 2,275 words or, for pro se litigants, seven pages, and must

specify why it meets at least one of the following:

(1) (A) the facts or applicable law are materially different from the facts

or applicable law that the parties presented to the court before

entry of the order for which reconsideration is sought, and

(B) despite the exercise of reasonable diligence, the party applying

for reconsideration did not know such fact or law before entry

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of the order; or

(2) new material facts arose or a change of law occurred after entry of the

order.

(c) Prohibition Against Repetition of Argument. No motion for leave to

file a motion for reconsideration of an interlocutory order may repeat any oral or

written argument made by the applying party before entry of the order. Violation of

this restriction subjects the offending party to appropriate sanctions.

(d) Response. Unless the presiding judge orders a response, no response

may be filed to a motion for leave to file a motion for reconsideration.