All documents submitted for filing, electronically or otherwise, shall be plainly typewritten, printed, or prepared by a clearly legible duplication process, and double-spaced, except for quoted material and footnotes. All documents filed after the initial pleading shall contain the case number and the name and/or initials of the District Judge and Magistrate Judge assigned to the case. This information shall be placed on the front page above the title of the pleading. Each page shall be numbered consecutively at the bottom.

 

The first two sentences of this rule do not apply to: (1) exhibits submitted for filing; and, (2) documents filed prior to removal from the state courts in removed actions.

 

All documents presented for filing shall include the attorney registration number of counsel filing the document.

 

[Adopted effective January 3, 2000; amended May 17, 2004]