Montana Code 3-1-713. Office of court administrator to report
3-1-713. Office of court administrator to report. (1) Each quarter of the fiscal year, the office of court administrator shall report to the law and justice interim committee and the legislative finance committee on the number of civil cases that have been pending for more than 2 years by judicial district. The report must identify:
Terms Used In Montana Code 3-1-713
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(a)the judicial district;
(b)the number of cases in that district that are pending for more than 2 years but less than 3 years;
(c)the number of cases in that district that are pending for more than 3 years but less than 4 years;
(d)the number of cases in that district that are pending for more than 4 years but less than 5 years; and
(e)the number of cases in that district that are pending for more than 5 years.
(2)By September 1 of each year, the office of court administrator shall report to the law and justice interim committee in accordance with 5-11-210. The report must identify for the previous calendar year:
(a)the number and type of cases assigned to each district court judge;
(b)the number of times each judge is substituted; and
(c)the name of each attorney who requests a substitution of a judge and the number of substitution requests the attorney makes for each judge.