(a) TYPOGRAPHY REQUIREMENTS. Except as provided in (b), each pleading, motion, or other paper, excluding an exhibit, an attachment, a transcript, an image, or other addendum, must conform to these requirements:
Paper Size | 8½ x 11 inches |
Margins | 1 inch |
Page Numbering | Bottom center but no numbering necessary on page one |
Main Text | At least 13-point, 2.0 double-spaced |
Indented Quotation | At least 12-point, single-spaced |
Footnote | At least 11-point, single-spaced |
Typeface | Book Antiqua Calisto MT Century Schoolbook Georgia Palatino |
Character Spacing | Scale: 100% Spacing: Normal Position: Normal |
(b) ANOTHER PERMISSIBLE TYPEFACE. Times New Roman is permitted if the main text is at least 14-point, an indented quotation is at least 13-point, a footnote is at least 12-point, and the paper otherwise complies with (a).
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER SUBMISSIONS. The judge can permit a party to file a tangible rather than an electronic paper or a handwritten rather than a typewritten paper. The party must use opaque, unglazed, white, unbound paper with print on only one side.