03/28/2020
In Response to the Covid-10 Public Health Emergency, the Montana Supreme Court has issued the following Order for the courts of Montana. The portion pertinent to Eureka City Court is as follows:
"Pursuant to the Court's authority under Article VII, Section 2(2), of the Montana
Constitution, and the requirement to administer justice and to ensure the safety of court
personnel, litigants, and the public,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1. All civil jury trials shall be suspended until after April 10, 2020.
2. All non-emergency civil matters shall be continued until after April 10, 2020,
except those motions, actions on agreed orders, conferences or other proceedings that can
appropriately be conducted by telephone, video or other means that does not require
in-person attendance.
3. All emergency rnatters, including civil protection and restraining order matters, that
should be heard before April 10, 2020, must be heard by telephone, video, or other rneans
that does not require in-person attendance, unless irnpossible. Where court matters rnust
be heard in person, social distancing and other public health measures must be strictly
observed. Telephonic, video or other hearings required to be public in courts of record
must be recorded, with the recording preserved for the record.
4. All criminal jury trials are suspended until after April 10, 2020. Trials already in
session where a jury has been sworn and social distancing and other public health
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measures are strictly observed may proceed or be continued if the defendant agrees to a
continuance."
The entire Order May be found here: juddocumentservice.mt.gov/getDocByCTrackId?DocId=308610
