A. Except as otherwise required to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and except for any court forms promulgated or last amended prior to the effective date of this rule, the following rules apply. The standard form for all pleadings, including, but not limited to, all petitions, answers, motions, forms, proposed orders, briefs, written closing arguments, and other filings, except bills of exceptions, shall be as follows:
1. All documents shall be on a page size measuring 8 % by 11 inches, in portrait mode. Electronically-filed documents shall be in a converted PDF (fully text-searchable), rather than only a scanned image PDF format. All electronically-filed documents shall be easily readable. Documents that are not easily readable may be declined by the court clerk or stricken by the trial judge.2. Documents permitted to be filed in paper form shall follow the same formatting set forth in this rule.3. Text shall be aligned to the left side and not justified. Margins shall be set to 1.5 inches on all sides, and lines shall be spaced at 1.15 or 1.2. Extra line spacing is allowed before headings and between paragraphs. Footnotes are not permitted.4. Preferred fonts shall be Century or Century Schoolbook. Other allowed fonts are Times New Roman, Baskerville Old Face, Book Antiqua, or Palatino, and shall be set to no less than 12, nor more than 13, point text. Type shall not be underscored, but may be italicized or boldfaced for emphasis.5. Every pleading shall contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the names of the parties, the docket number, and a title (or the name of the document). Whenever a motion or stipulation is filed, a proposed order shall accompany such motion or stipulation. Proposed orders shall be submitted by separate document. Proposed orders should not include a certificate of service.