Local Rule 5.1 was changed on 1/1/96 and states:

“The case number shall appear in the lower right corner of each page other than the title page. The typed number shall be inserted below line 28 and shall be in the following format: year, case type, four digit case number with leading zeros if necessary (96cv0010).”


As a convenience, the WordPerfect 6.1 macro can be downloaded. The United States District Court, Southern District of California assumes no liability for the performance or non-performance of this macro. It is the responsibility of the Firm to make necessary changes to the macro prior to running or installing it in order to customize it for your specific documents and/or document preparation system.

Specific items to be addressed are as follows:

  • Macro was written for use with WordPerfect 6.1 (4/15/96 release), and is designed to be used with the PLEADING.WPT

  • Macro adjusts bottom margin of shipping template so that placement of the footer is below pleading paper line 28

  • The formatting of the required 8 digits in case number is not verified. It is the responsibility of the end-user to type the correct format, i.e. 96CV0010. Leading zeros must be typed so that the case number is 8 digits.


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Download WordPerfect 6.1 Macro