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LR IA 10-1. FORM OF PAPERS GENERALLY

(a) All filed documents must comply with the following requirements:

(1) Except for exhibits, quotations, the caption, the court title, and the name of the case, lines of text must be double-spaced. Lines of text must be numbered consecutively beginning with 1 on the left margin of each page with no more than 28 lines per page;

(2) Handwriting must be legible and on only one side of each page;

(3) Text must be size 12 font or larger;

(4) Quotations longer than 50 words must be indented and single spaced;

(5) All pages must be numbered consecutively; and

(6) Margins must be at least one inch on all four sides.

(b) Documents filed electronically must be filed in a searchable Portable Document Format (PDF), except that exhibits and attachments to a filed document that cannot be imaged in a searchable format may be scanned.

(c) Documents filed manually must be flat, unfolded, firmly bound together at the top, and on 8 ½" x 11" paper.

(d) The court may strike any document that does not conform to an applicable provision of these rules or any Federal Rule of Civil or Criminal Procedure.