Local Rule Rule 9004-1: Documents—Requirements of Form.

Rule 9004-1. Documents—Requirements of Form.

(a) General Requirements.

(1) Size.

(A) Page Size. Each page of a document must be 8 ½" x 11".

(B) Type. The type size used in a document, including in a footnote, must be no smaller than either ten characters per inch or 12 point.

(2) Margins. Each page, other than a notice or one based on an LBF that provides otherwise, must have a top and bottom margin of at least 1", and side margins of at least 3/4". The top margin on the first page of any document to be signed by a judge must be 4", and devoid of all text except for optional line numbers, which must not be more than 3/4" from the left edge.

(3) Text color. Text in a document and in an exhibit must appear only in black or dark blue, unless the court provides another color in a "fillable" LBF.

(4) Spacing.

(A) Text in the body, other than in a notice or LBF, must be double-spaced.

(B) A quotation of four or more lines must be indented and single-spaced.

(5) Legibility. A document, including an exhibit or a copy, must be typed, printed, or otherwise prepared using a legible reproduction process.

(6) Length. LBR 7007-1(b) regarding the length of a brief in support of a nondiscovery motion applies to a brief filed in a contested matter.

(7) Exhibits.

(A) General. An exhibit to a document filed on paper must be attached to the document and be legible without detachment. An exhibit too bulky for attachment must be labeled by the case or adversary proceeding number, document title, number, and the name of the party presenting it. LBR 7007-1(b)(2) applies to contested matters.

(B) Pagination. An exhibit to a document must be consecutively marked in the lower-left margin using the exhibit letter or number, page number of the exhibit, and total number of pages in the exhibit (for example, Ex. A - pg. 1 of 3).

(C) Exhibits for Use in a Hearing or Trial. LBR 9017-1(b) applies.

(8) Footnotes. LBRs 7007-1(b)(1) and 9004-1(a)(1)(B) apply.

(9) Required Information.

(A) Party Information. The name, address, telephone number, and capacity of the party that prepared a document—or of the party's attorney, in which case the information must include the attorney's OSB#—must be printed single-spaced in the upper-left corner of the title page and begin at least 1" from the top of the page of a document except for a petition, list, schedule, notice, statement of affairs, document to be signed by a judge, or a document prepared on an LBF or an OF. On a document prepared by more than one party, reference may be made to the signature page for a complete list of parties submitting the document for filing.

(B) OSB#. A document filed by a generally admitted attorney must include the attorney's OSB#. A document filed by an attorney specially admitted under LBR 9010-1(a)(2) must include the name and OSB# of local counsel, and a document filed by a law student specially admitted under LBR 9010-1(a)(4) must include the name and OSB# of the supervising attorney.

(C) Signatures. LBR 9011-4 applies.

(D) Pagination. The document title, or an abbreviation, must be placed in the lower-left margin of each page of a multiple-page document together with the page number and total number of pages (e.g., Ex. A - pg. 1 of 3).

(b) Required Telephone Call to Judge's Chambers if Document Filed Within Three Business Days Before a Scheduled Hearing. The filer of any document related to a hearing filed within three business days before the hearing must notify the appropriate judge's chambers by telephone immediately after the filing of the document. Failure to notify chambers of the filing may result in the document not being read or considered.

(c) Filing in Multiple Cases or Adversary Proceedings. A document to be filed in multiple cases or adversary proceedings that have not been consolidated must have all case or adversary numbers included in the heading, and it must be filed in each affected case or adversary. If filed on paper, a signed original must be filed in each affected case or adversary.

(d) Amendment.

An amended document not prepared on an LBF or OF must —

(1) Be entitled a "[insert First, Second, etc.] Amended [insert Title]."

(2) Include an attachment containing either the old and new language set out separately in different forms, for example by striking through deleted language and underlining new language, or, if the document is not a plan or disclosure statement, a narrative explanation of the changes.

(3) Be complete, including exhibits, without reference to any part of any prior document—but, under LBR 1009-1, LBF 728 applies to a list of creditors, equity security holders, or other interested entities.

(4) Be attached as an exhibit to any motion to amend.

Cross-references: • Caption—Document – LBR 9004-2. • Caption—Petition – LBR 1005-1. • Document to be Signed by a Judge – LBR 9021-1. • Exhibits – LBRs 7007-1(b) and 9017-1. • Order or Judgment—Proposed – LBR 9021-1(b)(4)(D). • Plan—Chapter 11 – LBR 3019-1. • Plan—Chapter 12 and 13 – LBR 3015-2. • Service & Certificate of Service – LBR 7005-1.