Jackson County Courts, Indiana Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Court filings must be legible and non-cursive or typed in a plain 10-point black font, with italics or underlining used for case names, as otherwise appropriate under the citation system, or for emphasis.

(c) Type Styles. All pleadings, motions, and other papers filed with the Court must be legibly printed in non-cursive or be typed using: (1) A plain style font; (2) 10 point font; (3) Black-colored font, and, (4) Contain italics or underlines for case names or where otherwise appropriate according to the Uniform System of Citation. Italics and underlines may also be used for emphasis.

CRITICAL

Margins

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Court-retained papers must follow the specified paper, spacing, margin, printing, and page-numbering requirements, subject to the stated exceptions.

(a) Paper Size, Line Spacing and Margins. All pleadings, motions, and other papers filed with the Court which are to be retained by the Court must; (1) Use white, opaque paper (except those filed on green paper to conform to Administrative Rule 9); (2) Use 8 ½ by 11-inch paper; (3) Be spaced 1.5, if more than one page when single-spaced. Quotations may be single-spaced if they are indented. Headings and footnotes may be single- spaced; (4) Have one-inch margins on all four sides. Page numbers may be placed in the margins, but no other text may appear there; (5) Be printed only on the front side of the sheet; and (6) Include page numbers that are centered in the bottom margin of each page.

CRITICAL

The case number on a pleading must be prominent and in at least 12-point type, except on an initial pleading.

(d) Case Numbers. Except for the initial pleading (Complaint, etc.), no pleadings shall be accepted by the Clerk or the Court unless it has a Case Number placed in at least twelve (12) point type prominently on the face of the pleading.

CRITICAL

Pleadings must leave a blank space to the right of the case title for the clerk’s file stamp, measuring at least three inches wide by two and one-half inches high.

(b) File Stamp Space. All pleadings shall allow sufficient blank space to the right of the case title to allow the clerk to file stamp the pleading without stamping over the caption or case number. The space shall be a minimum of three inches width and two and one-half inch height.

CRITICAL

An entry prepared by a party or counsel must be on a separate sheet captioned “Order” unless the one-page motion or petition can accommodate the entry on that same page.

Entries (Orders) prepared by parties or their counsel are not to be placed on the same document as is the underlying Motion or Petition unless said underlying Motion or Petition is one page in length and the Entry can be placed on that same page. If the Entry cannot be placed on the one page, then said Entry is to be placed on a separate sheet of paper and captioned as an Order.

CRITICAL

Under no circumstances should drugs, currency, or other dangerous or valuable items be included in appellate records.

Under no circumstances should drugs, currency, or other dangerous or valuable items be included in appellate records.

WARNING

A motion to withdraw must comply with Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure 3.1(H), although the Court may grant it despite noncompliance.

(b) Form of Motion. Motions shall comply with Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure 3.1(H). Failure to conform to this rule may result in the denial of the motion to withdraw as counsel. The Court, in its discretion, may decide to grant the motion notwithstanding an attorney’s failure to comply with this rule.

WARNING

(f) Property Settlement Agreements. Property Settlement Agreements should not have a line for the Judge to sign.

(f) Property Settlement Agreements. Property Settlement Agreements should not have a line for the Judge to sign.

INFO

Photographs of exhibits may be included in the volume of documentary exhibits.

Photographs of any exhibit may be included in the volume of documentary exhibits.