Workers' Compensation Court

PRETRIAL/TRIAL DATES  AND PETITION DEADLINES

*See News Alerts re moving Trial Weeks

To generally determine Venue in a matter, the Court has designated six cities to hold trial.  For scheduling purposes, the principal city of the counties listed below establish
the Venue as follows:

(a) Kalispell area: (i) Flathead and Lincoln.

(b) Missoula area: (i) Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, and Sanders.

(c) Butte area: (i) Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Jefferson, Madison, Powell,
Silver Bow, Gallatin, Park, Sweet Grass, and Wheatland.

(d) Billings area: (i) Big Horn, Carbon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Petroleum,
Stillwater, Treasure, Yellowstone, Carter, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, McCone,
Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Rosebud, Wibaux, Daniels, Garfield, Phillips,
Roosevelt, Sheridan, and Valley.

(e) Great Falls area: (i) Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill, Judith Basin, Liberty, Pondera, Teton, and Toole.

(f) Helena area: (i) Broadwater, Lewis and Clark, and Meagher

Upon agreement of the parties and consent of the Court, or upon an order of
the Court, the Court may hold a trial at any time and any place. The Court
attempts to accommodate parties' requests for special trial settings; however,
the Court reserves the discretion to determine the time and place of all trials.

See ARM 24.5.310 TIME AND PLACE OF TRIAL GENERALLY