Rule 3-11 Formats, Margins, Case Captions, and Numbering

(a) Format – Generally. Pleadings, motions, and other documents presented to the Court for filing shall be computer processed, typed, or hand-printed on one side of the page only; double-spaced between lines; and free of erasures and interlineations.

(b) Format – Fonts and Footnotes. Computer-processed documents shall be prepared in one of the following fonts: Times New Roman (at least 14 point), Courier New (at least 12 point), or Book Antiqua (at least 13 point). Footnotes, headings, and indented quotations may be single-spaced.

(c) Margins. All pleadings, motions, and other documents shall be prepared with a margin of at least one inch at the right, left, top, and bottom of each page.

(d) Paper Filings. All paper documents filed with the Court shall be presented for filing on white opaque paper of good quality, eight and one-half inches by 11 inches in size, with writing appearing only on one side of the page. Paper filings shall not be accepted absent a prior order of the Court.

(e) Case Captions and Case Numbers. All documents presented for filing shall bear a caption that sets out the exact nature of the document filed. Generalized captions, such as "Responsive Pleadings," shall not be accepted for filing. Upon filing, all actions filed in the Court shall be assigned a case number designating the last two digits of the year, the Court's initials (i.e., "GSBC"), and the numerical sequence in which the case was filed (e.g., 21-GSBC-0000). After a case number is assigned, all documents presented to the Clerk for filing and all case-related correspondence shall include the assigned case number. Any document presented for filing that does not reflect the complete case number described in this rule shall not be accepted for filing.

(f) Numbering. All pages shall be numbered consecutively at the bottom center of the page. Attachments to pleadings shall be numbered consecutively within the attachment.