Local Rule LR 7.1: FORM OF PLEADINGS AND PAPERS
M.D.N.C. — Civil rule
LR 7.1 FORM OF PLEADINGS AND PAPERS
(a) Form. Pleadings, motions, briefs, and other papers submitted for filing must be typewritten, printed, or legibly handwritten on letter size paper. The pages shall be single-sided and shall be unfolded and bound at the top and numbered at the bottom, without manuscript cover. The margin at the top of each page shall not be less than one and one-quarter inches, and bottom, left and right margins shall be set at not less than one inch. Typewritten and handwritten documents shall be double spaced. Mechanically reproduced copies which bear an original signature will be accepted by the Court as originals.
All pleadings, motions and other original papers filed with the Clerk shall be in a fixed-pitch type size no smaller than ten characters per inch or in a proportional font size no smaller than 13 point. There shall be no more than 27 lines of regularly spaced text on a page.
(b) Telephone Numbers and Addresses. Parties or attorneys signing papers submitted for filing must state their telephone numbers, mailing addresses and e-mail addresses. Attorneys admitted to practice before this Court must also include their state bar number.
(c) Exhibits to Pleadings or Papers. Bulky or voluminous materials should not be submitted for filing with a pleading or paper, or incorporated by reference therein, unless such materials are essential. The Court may order any pleading or paper stricken if filed in violation of this rule.
(d) Civil Rights Actions by Prisoners, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983. All pro se complaints filed by state prisoners seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 shall be filed with the clerk in compliance with the instructions of the clerk and on appropriate forms which are available without charge in the clerk's office