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LOCAL RULE 5005-3 Filing Papers - Requirements of Form All pleadings and other papers offered for filing shall meet the following requirements of form:

A. Legibility: Papers shall be plainly and legibly type-written, printed, or reproduced on one side of the paper only.

B. Caption, Official Forms: The caption and form of all papers filed shall be in compliance with the Bankruptcy Rules, Official Forms, and Local Rules. Each paper or set of papers filed shall bear the case number of the case to which it pertains.

C. Size, Margins, etc: Papers, including attachments and exhibits, shall be of standard weight and letter (8 ½ by 11 inches) size, photo-reduced if necessary, with a top margin of not less than 1 ½ inches. All multi-page pleadings and documents shall be fastened into sets at the top. All papers presented for filing at the same time shall be arranged in case number order.