Local Rule RULE 5005-2: FORMAT OF DOCUMENTS FILED

RULE 5005-2 FORMAT OF DOCUMENTS FILED A. Numbering Paragraphs in Pleadings Allegations in a pleading (as defined in Rule 7(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure) must be made in sequentially numbered paragraphs, each of which must be limited, if practicable, to a single set of circumstances. An answer and a reply to an answer must be made in numbered paragraphs, first setting forth the complete paragraph to which the answer or reply is directed and then setting forth the answer or reply.

B. Motions, Applications, and Objections Motions, applications, and objections need not have numbered paragraphs. A response to a motion, application, or objection must not be in the form of an answer to a complaint but must state in narrative form the reasons, legal or factual, why the motion, application, or objection should be denied or overruled, unless the court orders otherwise.

C. Requirements Every pleading, motion, objection, application, brief, memorandum, response, or reply filed with the court must comply with these requirements:

(1) Unless the filer is pro se, the document must be typed.

(2) Typed documents must be double-spaced, and the font must be at least 12 points.

(3) Margins (top, bottom, right, and left) must be no less than one inch.

(4) Pages must be consecutively numbered.

(5) The first page must contain at the top the case caption with the number of the case or proceeding, the chapter of the bankruptcy case, the name of the assigned judge, and a descriptive title (e.g., "Motion to Modify the Automatic Stay").

(6) The last page must contain the name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of the attorney signing the document. If the filer is pro se, the last page of each document must contain the filer's mailing address, email address, and telephone number.

(7) Exhibits must be legible.

(8) A document filed electronically must be formatted as if the document had been filed on paper.

(9) Signatures on documents filed electronically must comply with the Administrative Procedures.

(10) The case caption of a document filed in a Will County, Kane County, or Lake County case must state the applicable county in parentheses immediately below the name of the assigned judge.

(11) A document filed on paper must be:

(a) on 81/2x11-inch white paper;

(b) flat and unfolded;

(c) legibly written or typed; and

(d) secured by a staple at the top left corner D. Fifteen Page Limit No motion, objection, application, brief, memorandum, response, or reply may exceed 15 pages without leave of court.