Rule 38B General rule on electronic filing and service of documents

(a) Self-represented parties. Self-represented parties who cannot electronically file documents under Rule 38A shall file documents in accordance with this rule.

(b) Paper size, format, and spacing. All briefs, motions, and other paper documents to be filed with the Intermediate Court or the Supreme Court shall be printed or typed and reproduced by any duplicating or copying process which produces a clear black image on white paper. The individual copies shall be securely bound with metal staples or fasteners at the top left corner and the page size shall be eight and one-half inches by eleven inches.

(c) Number of copies. The number of copies required to properly file a paper document under these Rules are as follows:

(d) Improper form or filing. The Clerk may refuse to accept for filing a brief or other paper document that does not comply with the Rules of Appellate Procedure and is unaccompanied by a motion for leave to file such brief or other paper document despite such noncompliance. If a brief or other paper document is returned to counsel or a party, if unrepresented by counsel, for correction and resubmission, a motion for leave to file out of time must accompany any resubmission out of time. To constitute a proper filing, a document must be received by the Clerk on or before the date it is due. Under this rule, the mere act of placing a brief or other paper document in the mail on or before the due date does not constitute a proper filing.