GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS ORDERED that Civil Local Rule 5.1 is amended to read
as follows:
Civil Rule 5.1 Form; Paper; Legibility;
Nature of Documents to be Filed
3. Legibility. Each document filed, including exhibits where practicable, shall
be in English, shall be flat and unfolded, without backing sheet, shall be plainly
written, typed in double space on one side of the paper or printed or prepared by
means of a duplicating process, on opaque, unglazed white paper, line numbered in
the left margin, letter size. Quotations in excess of three lines shall be indented
and single spaced. Typewritten text shall be no less than 12-point type in the Courier
font or equivalent, spaced 10 characters per horizontal inch. Printed text, produced
on a word processor or other computer, may be proportionally spaced, provided the
type shall not be smaller than 12-point standard font (e.g. Times New Roman). The
text of footnotes and quotations shall also conform to these font requirements.
The period of public comment will occur when all amendments
to the rules are issued.
DATED: August 15, 2001
FILED: August 15, 2001