Centre County Court of Common Pleas Document Format Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

Margins

top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in

Margins must be at least one inch on each side; page numbers may appear in margins, but other text may not.

Margins must be at least one inch on all four sides. Page numbers may be placed in the margins, but no text may appear there.

CRITICALCivil cases

Motions filed before trial must be in writing.

All motions filed prior to trial must be written

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Each motion and each brief must be bound as a separate document.

(8) Each motion and each brief shall be a separately bound document.

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All filed papers and documents must be securely stapled at the upper-left corner.

(5) All papers and other documents filed in this court shall be securely fastened with a staple in the upper left hand corner.

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Footnotes must use the same font type and size as the body of the brief.

The font type and size used in footnotes shall be the same as that used in the body of the brief.

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Text must be clearly legible and at least 14-point in word-processed documents or pica in typewritten documents.

The lettering or typeface shall be clearly legible and shall not be smaller than 14 point word processing font or, if typewritten, shall not be smaller than pica.

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The first sheet must leave a three-inch space at the top for court stampings, filing notices, and similar items.

(2) The first sheet shall contain a three (3) inch space from the top of the paper for all court stampings, filings notices, etc.

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Format

PAPER

Text messages on cell phones must be reduced to paper before trial for the Court to consider them and include them in the case file.

(If you have text messages on cell phones, you must reduce the text messages to written form on paper before the time of trial for the Court to possibly consider and to include in the case file).

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Exhibits to a brief or motion must accompany it and be marked or labeled at the bottom of the page.

Exhibits to a brief or motion shall accompany the brief or motion and shall be marked/labeled at the bottom of the page.

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A proposed order must accompany each motion or other request for relief but must not be fastened to it.

A proposed order shall accompany each motion or other request for relief, but shall not be fastened together.

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Filed papers and documents, except original or true copies of exhibits, must be on paper approximately 8½ by 11 inches.

Papers and other documents filed in this court, except original or true copies of exhibits, shall be on paper approximating eight and one-half (8½) inches by eleven (11) inches in size.

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Format

PDF

Electronic filings must be PDF unless the Court designates another format; non-PDF papers presented for filing must be converted to PDF.

All electronic filings shall be in Portable Document Format (PDF) or any other electronic format, if any, that the Court by local rule designates. A paper presented for filing in a format other than PDF shall be converted to PDF and maintained by the Prothonotary/Clerk of Courts in that format.

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Text must appear on only one side of a page, except exhibits and similar supporting documents may be printed on both sides.

(4) The lettering or typeface shall be on only one (1) side of a page, except that exhibits and similar supporting documents may be lettered on both sides of a page.

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Text must be double-spaced, except that quotations longer than two lines may be indented and single-spaced, and headings and footnotes may be single-spaced.

The text must be double-spaced, but quotations more than two lines long may be indented and single-spaced. Headings and footnotes may be single-spaced.

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Motions must be in writing, except motions made orally during a trial or hearing.

Except for motions made orally during a trial or hearing, all motions shall be in writing.

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Documents must use good-quality white paper with typed or printed matter measuring 6½ by 9½ inches, except covers, dividers, and similar sheets.

(1) Prepared on white paper (except for covers, dividers, and similar sheets) of good quality with typed or printed matter six and one-half (6½) inches by nine and one- half (9½) inches.

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The Clerk must mark the filing “Filed by Email” near the timestamp.

The Prothonotary/Clerk of Courts shall affix "Filed by Email" near the time stamp.