(a) Form Generally. All pleadings, motions, and other papers that a party presents for filing,
whether in paper form or in electronic form, shall meet the following requirements:
(1) all text and footnotes shall be in a font size of at least 12-point type;
(2) all text in the body of the document must be double-spaced, except that text in
block quotations and footnotes may be single-spaced;
(3) extensive footnotes and block quotes may not be used to circumvent page
limitations;
(4) documents must have at least one-inch margins on all four sides; and
(5) pages must be consecutively numbered.
(b) Additional Requirements for Paper Filing. Documents presented for filing in paper form
shall meet the following additional requirements:
(1) documents must be on durable white 8½" x 11" paper of good quality;
(2) all text must be plainly and legibly written, typewritten, printed or reproduced;
(3) documents must be in black or blue ink;
(4) the pages of each document must be stapled or in some other way fastened
together;
(5) all documents must be single-sided; and
(6) documents presented for paper filing must contain an original signature.
The Court may reject documents that do not comply with these requirements.
