All documents filed in this court must be in 8-1/2 by 11 inch format, legibly written or printed
without defacing erasures or interlineations, and must be double spaced, except that quotations
and footnotes may be single spaced. If a document consists of more than two (2) pages, each
page of the document must bear a sequential number, beginning with “2” for the second page.
Standard font must be used. The court may refuse to consider text presented in less than standard
font, such as small or fine typeface.
All margins must be no less than one inch. No print or writing, except page numbers, must
appear in the margins, and page numbers must not be less than one-half inch from the bottom of
the page.
In addition to the requirements of FRCP 10(a), the caption must indicate the Division and
Section (as applicable and after allotment), and the judge and magistrate judge to whom the case
is assigned.
A completed and executed Civil Cover Sheet form must accompany the initial pleading of each
civil case, but this requirement does not apply to persons in the custody of civil, state or federal
institutions or to persons filing cases pro se. [Amended July 17, 2000; February 1, 2011]
