{"data":{"id":"us-mt/m.-r.-civ.-p.-7","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"M. R. Civ. P. 7","heading":"Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers.","body":"(a) Pleadings. Only these pleadings are allowed:\n(1) a complaint;\n(2) an answer to a complaint;\n(3) an answer to a counterclaim designated as a counterclaim;\n(4) an answer to a crossclaim;\n(5) a third-party complaint;\n(6) an answer to a third-party complaint; and\n(7) if the court orders one, a reply to an answer.\n(b) Motions and Other Papers.\n(1) In General. A request for a court order must be made by motion. The motion must:\n(A) be in writing unless made during a hearing or trial;\n(B) state with particularity the grounds for seeking the order; and\n(C) state the relief sought.\n(2) Form. The rules governing captions and other matters of form in pleadings apply to motions and other papers.","path":["TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 20. RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE","III. Pleadings and Motions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0250/chapter_0200/part_0030/section_0070/0250-0200-0030-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:08Z","sha256":"ae752e70993f8d279cb36d192fcb0c8c6a0fb8940a4580e19027052a2aef9b35","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/m.-r.-civ.-p.-6","next":"us-mt/m.-r.-civ.-p.-7.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}