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Addresses for Service

D. Mont. Local Rule 5.3

(a) Address Changes. (1) Attorneys must update any change in name, e-mail, mailing address, law firm affiliation, and/or telephone number through their PACER accounts. (2) A self-represented party filing non-electronically whose e-mail, post office box or physical mailing address changes while an action is pending must promptly file with the court and serve upon all other parties a Notice of Change of Address specifying the new address for service. (3) A self-represented party filing electronically must update any change in name, e-mail, mailing address, law firm affiliation, and/or telephone number through their PACER account. (b) Dismissal Due to Failure to Notify. The court may dismiss a complaint without prejudice or strike an answer when: (1) a document directed to the attorney or self-represented party by the court has been returned to the court as not deliverable; and 20 | P a g e D.Mont L.R. 5.3 Addresses for Service (2) the court fails to receive within 60 days of this return a written communication from the attorney or self-represented party indicating a current address for service.
Official source: https://www.mtd.uscourts.gov/sites/mtd/files/LocalRules_12012025.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23