Local Rule LR IA 10-3: EXHIBITS

LR IA 10-3. EXHIBITS All filed documents with exhibits or attachments must comply with the following requirements:

(a) Except for citations to authority or to documents that are part of the court record in the action, filed documents should make reference only to documents filed as exhibits or attachments to a document on file with the court;

(b) Copies of pleadings or other documents filed in the pending matter must not be attached as exhibits or made part of an appendix. Cases, statutes, or other legal authority must not be attached as exhibits or made part of an appendix unless they are not accessible on Westlaw or LexisNexis;

(c) Exhibits and attachments must be paginated, and page numbers must be referenced when an exhibit or attachment is cited;

(d) An index of exhibits must be provided;

(e) A cover sheet referencing the exhibit or attachment by number or letter must be the first page of each exhibit or attachment and must include a descriptor of the exhibit or attachment (e.g., "Exhibit 1 – Deed of Trust," not simply "Exhibit 1");

(f) Oversized exhibits must be reduced to 8 ½ by 11 inches, unless the reduction would destroy legibility or authenticity. An oversized exhibit that cannot be reduced must be filed separately with a captioned cover sheet identifying the exhibit and the document(s) to which it relates;

(g) Exhibits filed electronically must comply with LR IC 2-2(a)(3);

(h) Exhibits need not be typewritten and may be copies, but they must be clearly legible and not unnecessarily voluminous; and

(i) No more than 100 pages of exhibits may be attached to documents filed or submitted to the court in paper form. Except as otherwise ordered by the assigned judge, exhibits in excess of 100 pages must be submitted in a separately bound appendix. If an appendix exceeds 250 pages, the exhibits must be filed in multiple volumes, with each volume containing no more than 250 pages. The appendix must be bound on the left and must include a table of contents identifying each exhibit and, if applicable, the volume number. Each exhibit must be tabbed. See LR IC 2-2(g).