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MONTANA

Statutory Materials

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  • Montana Code Annotated. Constitution, KFM 9029 .M6 vol. 1
  • Montana Code Annotated, KFM 9029 .M6 (1978 - present)
  • Annotations to the Montana Code Annotated, KFM 9029 .M62 (2002 - present); earlier – Montana Code Annotated (Annotations), KFM 9031 1979 .A24
  • Laws and Resolutions of the State of Montana, KFM 9025 .A24 (1891 - present)
Online
LexisNexis
  • Montana Constitution Annoated (MTCNST)
  • Montana Code Annotated (CODE)
  • Montana Advance Legislative Service (MT-LEGIS)
Westlaw
  • Montana Statutes Annotated (MT-ST-ANN)
  • Montana Statutes Unannotated (MT-ST)
  • Montana Legislative Service (MT-LEGIS)

Legislative Materials

Print

  • Montana. House of Representatives. House Journal, KFM 9018 .M9 year c (1975 - 1997)
  • Montana. Senate. Senate Journal, KFM 9018 .M9 year b (1969 - 1997)
  • Montana. Legislative Council. Legislative Review, KFM 9015 .L43 (1979 - present)
Online
Additional digitized volumes of the legislative journals may be available through the following sources:
LexisNexis
  • Montana Bill Tracking and Full-Text Bills (MTBILL)
Westlaw
  • Montana Bill Tracking - Summaries & Full Text Combined (MT-BILLS)

Administrative Materials

Administrative Regulations

Print

  • Administrative Rules of Montana, KFM 9035 1978 .A26 (1979 - present)
  • Montana Administrative Register, KFM 9036 .M6 (1973 - present)
Online
LexisNexis
  • Administrative Rules of Montana (MTADMN)
Westlaw
  • Montana Administrative Code (MT-ADC)

Administrative Decisions

Print

  • Report of the Attorney General, KFM 9440 .A554 and Microfilm 108 (1889 - 1992)
Online
LexisNexis
  • Montana Agencies & Attorney General Opinions, Combined (MTAGEN)
Westlaw
  • Montana Attorney General Opinions (MT-AG)
  • Montana Labor Standards Bureau and Board of Personnel Appeals (MTLB-ADMIN)
  • Public Utilities Reports (MT-PUR)
  • Montana Regulation Tracking (MT-REGTRK)
  • Taxation Administrative Decisions (MTTX-ADMIN)
  • Workers' Compensation Administrative Decisions (MTWC-ADMIN)

State Cases and Judicial Materials

Cases

Print

  • Pacific Reporter, KF 135 .P2 (1883 - present)
  • State Reporter (Montana), KFM 9045 .A22 (1980 - 1995)
  • Montana Reports, KFM 9045 .A2 (1869 - present)
Finding Aids
  • West’s Pacific Digest, KF135 .P21 1990
  • Montana Digest, KFM 9057 .M6 1937 (1868 - present)
Online
LexisNexis
  • Montana State Courts, Combined (MTCTS)
  • Montana State Briefs and Motions (MTMTBR)
Westlaw
  • Montana State Courts (MT-CS)
  • Montana Supreme Court Briefs (MT-SCT-BRIEF)
Court Rules
Print
  • Montana Code Annotated, Title 25 – including Rules of Civil Procedure and Appellate Procedure, and Uniform Rules for District Courts and for Justice and City Courts;  Title 26 – Rules of Evidence; Title 46 – Rules of Criminal Procedure, KFM 9029 .M6
Online
LexisNexis
  • Montana State & Federal Court Rules (MTRULE)
Westlaw
  • Montana Court Rules (MT-RULES)

Jury Instructions

Print

  • Montana Pattern Jury Instructions (MPI), Civil, KFM 9542.6 .A65 M66 2003
  • Montana Criminal Jury Instructions (MCJI), KFM 9583 .A65 M66 1990
Online

Forms

Online

Federal Cases and Judicial Materials

Cases

Print

  • U.S. Reports (U.S.), KF 101 .U2
  • Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.), KF 101 .S9
  • United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyer’s Edition (L.Ed., L.Ed.2d), KF 101 .U58
  • Federal Reporter (F., F.2d, F.3d), KF 105 .F4
  • Federal Supplement (F.Supp., F.Supp.2d), KF 120 .F4
  • Federal Rules Decisions (F.R.D.), KF 120 .F45
  • West’s Bankruptcy Reporter (B.R.), KF 1515 .A2 W47
Finding Aids
  • West's Federal Practice Digest, KF 127 .F4
  • West’s Bankruptcy Digest, KF 1515.3 .W475
Online

LexisNexis

Federal Cases

  • U.S. Supreme Court Briefs (BRIEFS) (1936 - present)
  • U.S. Supreme Court Cases, Lawyers' Edition (USLED) (1790 - present)
  • United States Court of Federal Claims, Claims Court & Court of Claims Cases (1856 - present)
  • Federal Circuit - U.S. Court of Appeals Cases (CAFC) (1982 - present)
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Cases (BANKR) (1979 - present)
  • Federal Civil Procedure Cases (FEDCIV) (varies by court)
Local Federal Cases
  • Ninth Circuit - U.S. Court of Appeals Cases & Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (9CIR) (1855 - present)
  • MT Federal District Courts (MTDIST) (1891 - present)
Westlaw
Federal Cases
  • All U.S. Supreme Court Cases (SCT) (1790 - present)
  • U.S. Supreme Court Briefs Multibase (SCT-BRIEF-ALL) (1870 - present)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Cases (CTA) (1891 - present)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Briefs (CTA-BRIEF) (1972 - present)
  • Federal Rules Decisions Cases (FRD-CS) (1938 - present)
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims Cases (FEDCL) (1945 - present)
  • U.S. Court of Claims - Before 1945 (FEDCL-OLD) (1856 - 1944)
Local Federal Cases
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Cases (CTA9) (1891 - present)
  • Federal Bankruptcy Cases - Ninth Circuit States and Territory (FBKR-CS9) (1797 - present)
  • U.S. District Cases for Montana (DCTMT) (1945 - present)
  • U.S. District Cases for Montana - Before 1945 (DCTMT -OLD) (1890 - 1944)
Court Rules
Print
  • Federal Civil Judicial Procedure and Rules, KF 8816 .A193 [year] Reserve
  • Federal Criminal Code and Rules, KF 9607.523 .A19 F4 [year] Reserve
  • United States Code Annotated, KF 62 1927 .W48 with Titles 18 and 28
  • United States Code Service, KF 62 1972 .L38, Court Rules volumes
  • Federal Local Court Rules 3d, KF 8820 .A2 2001 Reserve
  • Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Courts. Ninth Circuit, KF 1527 .A4 9th
Online
Federal Court Rules
Local Court Rules

LexisNexis

Federal Court Rules

  • USCS - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP)
  • USCS - Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (FRCRP)
  • USCS - Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE)
  • USCS - Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP)
  • USCS - Bankruptcy Rules and Official Bankruptcy Forms (BKRULE)
  • USCS - Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States (SUPRUL)
Local Court Rules
  • Ninth Circuit - USCS - Court of Appeals Rules (9CRUL)
  • MT - Local Rules of U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts in Montana (MTFRUL)
Westlaw
  • Federal Rules (US-RULES)
  • KeyRules - Montana - U.S. District Court (KEYRULES-MT-DCT)
Jury Instructions
Print
  • Pattern Jury Instructions, Criminal Cases, KF 9682 .A65 U61
  • Pattern Jury Instructions, Civil Cases, KF 8984 .A65 U61 Reserve
  • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions 6th [Jury Trial], KF 8984 .M3 2006
  • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions 5th [Civil and Criminal], KF 8984 .M3 2000
Online
LexisNexis
  • Modern Federal Jury Instructions - Civil (MOFCIV)
  • Modern Federal Jury Instructions - Criminal (MOFEJI)
  • USCS Federal Sentencing Guidelines (GLINE)
Westlaw
  • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions - Civil (FED-JICIV)
  • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions - Criminal (FED-JICRIM)
  • Federal Criminal Justice - Federal Sentencing Guidelines (FCJ-FSG)

Forms

Print

  • Federal Local Court Forms 3d, KF 8836 .H58 2002 Reserve
  • Am.Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, KF 8836 .A45 1967
  • Bender's Federal Practice Forms, KF 8836 .B45
  • Federal Procedural Forms, L.Ed., KF 8836 .F4
  • West's Federal Forms, KF 8836 .W4 1969
  • Complete Manual of Criminal Forms, KF 9616 .B3 1993
Online
LexisNexis
  • Bender's Federal Practice Forms (FDPRAC)
Westlaw
  • West's Federal Forms (FEDFORMS) (Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, Bankruptcy Court, Admirality Court, National Court, & Tax Court)
  • Federal Procedural Forms (FEDPROF)

State Government Resources

Local Government Resources

Practice Materials

Print

  • Jordan, Stephen R. A Guide to Montana Legal Research, 5th ed., KFM 9075 .J67 1998
  • Montana State Documents (research guide), KFM 9001 .C43 2004

Ethics

Print

  • ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct, KF 306 .A71
  • National Reporter on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, KF 305 .A8 N38 1983
Online

Bar Associations and Law Schools

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