(a) Form. Documents filed electronically must comply with this rule to the extent
practicable. Pleadings, motions, briefs, and other papers submitted for filing must
be typewritten or printed on letter-size paper, double-spaced, in no less than 12-
point (10-point for footnotes), Times New Roman or similar, uncompressed font.
The court may strike any filing that does not substantially comply with the spirit of
these requirements.
(b) Contact Information and Bar Registration Numbers.
(1) Requirements for Pro Se Parties and Attorneys. Parties or attorneys signing
papers submitted for filing must include:
(A) their names;
(B) addresses;
(C) telephone numbers;
(D facsimile numbers; and
(E) email addresses.
(2) Additional Requirements for Attorneys. Attorneys must also include their
state supreme court registration numbers or, where an attorney is not
admitted to practice in Kansas, the equivalent. Attorneys admitted from the
Western District of Missouri, by reciprocal admission, must include their
Kansas District Court registration number.
(3) Duty to Update Contact Information. Each attorney or pro se party must
notify the clerk of any change of address or telephone number.
(c) Entry of Appearance by Attorneys. An attorney enters his or her appearance by:
(1) signing and filing a formal entry of appearance; or
(2) signing the initial pleading, motion, or notice of removal filed in the case.
Entries of appearance must comply with subsection (b) of this rule.
(d) Attorney Appearances in Removed and Transferred Cases.
(1) Duty to Clients. The transfer or removal of a case to the District of Kansas
does not relieve attorneys who appeared in the other court of their
obligations to their clients.
(2) Attorneys Admitted in this Court. Attorneys admitted to practice in this
court will be entered as attorneys of record in the action in this court.
(3) Attorneys Not Admitted in this Court. Within 21 days of the removal or
transfer, attorneys not admitted to practice in this court must:
(A) obtain admission to practice in this court, if eligible;
(B) associate with an attorney admitted to practice in this court, who
must move to admit the attorney not admitted to practice in this court
in accordance with D. Kan. Rule 83.5.4 or
(C) move to withdraw in accordance with D. Kan. Rule 83.5.5.
(e) Exhibits to Pleadings or Papers. Bulky or voluminous materials should not be
filed in their entirety or incorporated by reference unless the court finds the
materials essential and grants leave to file them. The court may strike any pleading
or paper filed in violation of this rule.
(f) Certificates of Service. If a certificate of service is required under Fed. R. Civ. P.
5(d) it must state:
(1) the name and address of the attorney or party served;
(2) the capacity in which such person was served (i.e., as attorney for plaintiff
or a particular defendant);
(3) the manner of service; and
(4) the date of service.
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As amended 4/1/26, 12/1/22, 12/1/09, 4/13/06, 3/17/04, 6/22/98, 2/27/98, 10/20/93.
