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Served 123 LLC handles end-to-end subpoena domestication throughout Montana under the UIDDA — Montana Rule of Civil Procedure 28(c), effective October 1, 2011 (Sup. Ct. Order No. AF 07-0157) — submitted to the District Court clerk in the county where discovery is to be conducted, across all 56 Montana counties and 22 judicial districts. Our Montana practice covers the Billings regional medical corridor (Billings Clinic / St. Vincent serving WY/ID/ND/Canada), Missoula and Bozeman's university campuses, Malmstrom AFB at Great Falls, Helena state government, and the Bakken oil and gas east-Montana counties.
Montana is 147,000 square miles — the 4th-largest state by area with only 56 counties. Montana's statewide E-Filing system rolls out district-by-district, with Gallatin (Bozeman) and Lewis and Clark (Helena) already mandatory. Rural counties may still require paper or email filing — we confirm the target district's status at intake. Billings Clinic and St. Vincent Healthcare are the regional medical-records referral hub for Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota, and southern Canada.
Montana concentrates UIDDA volume in five distinct hubs separated by genuine distance. Yellowstone County (Billings) is Montana's largest metro — and more importantly, Billings Clinic and St. Vincent Healthcare (now part of Intermountain Health) together form the dominant regional academic medical and referral hub for Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota, and southern Canada. A medical-records subpoena directed at Billings often returns data from patients hundreds of miles away in other states. Missoula County hosts the University of Montana and St. Patrick Hospital. Cascade County (Great Falls) hosts Malmstrom Air Force Base — one of only three remaining U.S. ICBM wings and home to a substantial federal-employment and defense-contractor footprint. Gallatin County (Bozeman) hosts Montana State University plus a fast-growing tech corridor (Oracle Bozeman, Intel Bozeman, and a cluster of homegrown software firms). Lewis and Clark County (Helena) is the state capital. Eastern Montana — Richland, Dawson, Roosevelt, and McCone counties — sits within the Bakken oil and gas formation. Rural service requires scheduling and longer lead times given the distances involved.
Montana operates the Montana E-Filing system at mtefile.courts.mt.gov, administered by the Office of the Court Administrator. Electronic filing is rolled out judicial-district by judicial-district, and is mandatory for Montana-admitted attorneys in districts that have implemented it — Gallatin (18th District, Bozeman) went mandatory March 17, 2023; Lewis and Clark (1st District, Helena) and several others followed. In districts that have not yet adopted mandatory e-filing, paper or local email filing remains available. Served 123 LLC confirms the target county's e-filing status at intake and routes each order through the correct channel.
Montana adopted the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act via Montana Rule of Civil Procedure 28(c), effective October 1, 2011 (Montana Supreme Court Order No. AF 07-0157, April 26, 2011). Montana, like Minnesota and several other states, adopted the UIDDA as a court rule rather than a statute — the Montana Supreme Court did so under its inherent authority over rules of court procedure. Rule 28(c) retains the operative provisions of the uniform act and should be interpreted to promote uniformity with other UIDDA states.
Under Rule 28(c), a party submits a foreign subpoena to the clerk of the District Court in the Montana county where discovery is to be conducted. The District Court is Montana's general-jurisdiction trial court. The clerk is directed to promptly issue a Montana subpoena incorporating the terms of the foreign subpoena and containing all counsel of record contact information. Submission does not constitute an appearance in Montana courts, and no court order or judge's signature is required.
Montana has 56 counties organized into 22 judicial districts. The proper venue is the county where the witness resides, is employed, or regularly transacts business (for depositions) or where the documents or premises are located (for production/inspection). Once issued, the Montana subpoena is served in compliance with Mont. R. Civ. P. 45, with statutory witness fees of $10 per day plus mileage (Mont. Code Ann. § 26-2-501) tendered at service for attendance subpoenas.
Properly issued subpoena from the originating state, signed by the issuing court
Prepared per Rule 28(c)(4) incorporating foreign subpoena terms — issued by Montana District Court clerk
Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all counsel of record and unrepresented parties per Rule 28(c)(4)(B)
Montana District Court filing fee + statutory $10/day + mileage witness tender per § 26-2-501
Montana's largest metro. Billings Clinic and St. Vincent Healthcare (Intermountain Health) form the dominant regional academic medical center and referral hub serving Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota, and southern Canada. ExxonMobil Billings Refinery, Phillips 66 Billings Refinery. Montana State University Billings. 13th Judicial District.
University of Montana flagship campus. St. Patrick Hospital, Providence St. Patrick. Washington Companies HQ, First Interstate Bank regional operations. 4th Judicial District. Gateway to western Montana recreation and Bitterroot Valley.
Malmstrom Air Force Base — one of three remaining U.S. ICBM wings with 150 Minuteman III silos across north-central Montana. Benefis Health System. Substantial defense-contractor, federal-employment, and military-family discovery. 8th Judicial District.
Fastest-growing Montana county. Montana State University (land-grant research flagship). Oracle Bozeman, Intel Bozeman, and a cluster of homegrown Bozeman tech firms. Bozeman Health (Deaconess). Mandatory e-filing since March 17, 2023. 18th Judicial District.
Montana's state capital. All state executive agencies, Montana Supreme Court, Montana Legislature. St. Peter's Health. Mandatory e-filing in effect. 1st Judicial District. Government and institutional discovery hub.
From intake to affidavit — correct District Court clerk identified, Montana E-Filing or paper submission (depending on district), witness fee tender prepared, and service across all 56 Montana counties under Mont. R. Civ. P. 45.
Use the order form at the top of this page or email info@served123.com. Include the originating state, the Montana county where the recipient is located, and your foreign subpoena PDF. Note the subpoena type and your target service date. For Billings Clinic or St. Vincent medical-records subpoenas, flag this at intake so we apply the Billings regional referral records workflow.
We confirm the correct Montana county — where the witness resides, is employed, or regularly transacts business (for depositions) or where the documents/premises are located (for production/inspection). Filing with the wrong District Court restarts the clock. All 56 counties, 22 judicial districts covered.
We prepare the Montana subpoena incorporating the terms of the foreign subpoena per Rule 28(c)(4)(A), and append the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all counsel of record and unrepresented parties per Rule 28(c)(4)(B). Filing fee confirmed.
We file with the correct District Court clerk — via Montana E-Filing at mtefile.courts.mt.gov where the target judicial district has implemented mandatory e-filing (Gallatin, Lewis and Clark, and expanding districts), or by paper/email filing in districts that have not. Filing fee confirmed and advanced. Typical turnaround: 2 to 4 business days.
The District Court clerk issues the Montana subpoena under Rule 28(c), incorporating foreign subpoena terms and all counsel contact information. The Montana subpoena becomes the operative document for service under Mont. R. Civ. P. 45.
For attendance subpoenas, we prepare the statutory witness fee tender required by Mont. Code Ann. § 26-2-501 ($10/day + mileage) and handle any advance-payment demand under § 26-2-507. Service coordinated statewide: same-day / next-day rush in the five hub counties; scheduled field service in rural plains, mountain, and Bakken counties.
You receive a signed affidavit of service confirming full compliance with Montana's UIDDA (Rule 28(c)), Mont. R. Civ. P. 45, and the statutory witness fee tender — ready for immediate filing in your originating state court.
Mont. R. Civ. P. 28(c) (Montana UIDDA, effective October 1, 2011), Rule 45 (service), and Mont. Code Ann. §§ 26-2-501 / 506 / 507 (witness fees) governing every Montana subpoena domestication.
| Authority | Subject | Key Provision |
|---|---|---|
| Mont. R. Civ. P. 28(c)(1) | Definitions | "Foreign jurisdiction," "foreign subpoena," "person," "state," "subpoena" (attendance, document production, premises inspection) |
| Mont. R. Civ. P. 28(c)(2) | Submission | Foreign subpoena submitted to clerk of Montana District Court in county where discovery is conducted; submission does not constitute an appearance |
| Mont. R. Civ. P. 28(c)(3) | Issuance | District Court clerk shall promptly issue Montana subpoena upon submission, in accordance with the court's procedure |
| Mont. R. Civ. P. 28(c)(4) | Subpoena Contents | Must: (A) incorporate foreign subpoena terms; (B) contain or be accompanied by names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all counsel of record and unrepresented parties |
| Mont. R. Civ. P. 28(c)(5) | Service | Montana subpoena served in compliance with Mont. R. Civ. P. 45 |
| Mont. R. Civ. P. 28(c)(6) | Motions | Applications to quash, enforce, or modify filed in District Court in county where discovery is conducted |
| Mont. Code Ann. § 26-2-501 | Witness Fees | $10 per day attendance + mileage for witnesses in courts of record and before certain court officers |
| Mont. Code Ann. § 26-2-507 | Advance Payment | Witness in civil action may demand advance payment of fees as condition of attendance — distinctly Montana |
*District Court filing fees confirmed with each clerk before submission. All 56 Montana counties covered across 22 judicial districts. Same-day / next-day rush available in five hub counties: Yellowstone (Billings), Missoula, Cascade (Great Falls), Gallatin (Bozeman), Lewis and Clark (Helena). Note: Montana adopted the UIDDA as a court rule under the Montana Supreme Court's inherent authority over court procedure — Sup. Ct. Order No. AF 07-0157, April 26, 2011, eff. October 1, 2011.
End-to-end Montana UIDDA handling across all 56 counties — District Court clerk filing, Montana E-Filing where district is live, statutory witness fee and advance-demand handling, Rule 45 service, and signed affidavit.
Foreign subpoena, Montana subpoena prepared per Rule 28(c)(4), counsel listing, and letter of request to the District Court clerk.
We confirm the proper Montana county + judicial district at intake. All 56 counties, 22 judicial districts covered.
Montana E-Filing where the judicial district has implemented mandatory e-filing; paper or local email filing in districts that have not. Filing fee advanced.
District Court clerk issues the Montana subpoena under Rule 28(c), incorporating foreign subpoena terms. 2–4 business days typical.
Statutory $10/day + mileage prepared per § 26-2-501. Advance-payment demand under § 26-2-507 handled when applicable — a distinctly Montana wrinkle.
Signed affidavit confirming full UIDDA compliance — Rule 28(c), Mont. R. Civ. P. 45, and § 26-2-501 witness fee tender.
All major subpoena types under Montana's UIDDA rule — with $10/day witness fee tender and statewide service across all 56 counties.
Commands personal testimony at deposition. Issued by the Montana District Court clerk in the proper county. Statutory $10/day + mileage witness fee tender prepared per § 26-2-501. Advance-payment demand under § 26-2-507 handled when applicable. Service per Rule 45.
Compels production of documents, records, or ESI. Issued alongside or as a standalone production subpoena. Common for Billings refinery records (ExxonMobil, Phillips 66), Bozeman tech operations, and state-government records in Helena.
Billings Clinic and St. Vincent Healthcare (Intermountain Health) are the dominant medical-records target in the Northern Rockies. As a regional academic referral hub, Billings serves Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota, and southern Canada patients — medical-records subpoenas often return data from out-of-state patients seen in Billings. We handle the Billings regional records workflow on every order.
Malmstrom Air Force Base (Great Falls) — one of three remaining U.S. ICBM wings with 150 Minuteman III silos across north-central Montana. Defense contractor, federal employment, military-family, and security-clearance-related discovery route through Cascade County.
From Billings and Missoula to Great Falls, Bozeman, Helena, Kalispell, the Bakken, and every rural Montana county — Served 123 LLC handles subpoena domestication across all 56 counties with e-filing coordination and $10/day witness fee tender built into every order.
Out-of-state attorneys requiring discovery from Montana witnesses, regional medical centers, defense installations, and energy companies — E-Filing coordination, witness fee tender, and advance-payment demand handled.
Counsel needing records from Billings Clinic, St. Vincent Healthcare, Bozeman Health Deaconess, Benefis Health (Great Falls), St. Peter's (Helena), St. Patrick (Missoula), Kalispell Regional, and Montana's rural critical-access hospital network. All 56 counties covered.
Counsel targeting Malmstrom AFB and Montana's defense contractor, federal agency, and military-family witness pool. ICBM-wing-specific discovery, security clearance matters, and federal employment disputes.
Counsel targeting eastern Montana Bakken oil and gas operators (Richland, Dawson, Roosevelt, McCone counties) and the Billings refinery corridor (ExxonMobil Billings, Phillips 66 Billings). Product liability, environmental, and commercial energy discovery.
Claims teams needing Montana deposition testimony, medical records, and accident subpoenas — across all 56 counties with statutory $10/day witness fee tender on every attendance order.
Legal support firms outsourcing Montana UIDDA work — we handle e-filing routing (Montana E-Filing where live, paper where not), filing fee advancement, witness fee tender, § 26-2-507 advance demand, and statewide Rule 45 service.
The most common questions about domesticating subpoenas in Montana — including Rule 28(c), Montana's district-by-district e-filing rollout, the $10/day witness fee plus § 26-2-507 advance-payment demand, and Billings regional medical records.
