Court Rules

Imperial Superior Court Document Format Requirements

10 rules from official source documents

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Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings. This page is scoped to Imperial Superior Court; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 4, 2026WARNING

The quote identifies a form approved for mandatory use.

Formulario Aprobado para Uso Obligatorio

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All Documents must be in standard PDF (Portable Document Format) format and viewable on any standard PDF Viewer. (i.e. Adobe Reader or Foxit PDF Reader)

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Electronically submitted documents must be standard PDFs that are viewable in standard PDF viewers.

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All Documents submitted of more than 15 pages and/or containing multiple exhibits/sections must be bookmarked.

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Electronically submitted documents exceeding 15 pages or containing multiple exhibits or sections must be bookmarked.

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Also, all documents electronically delivered must be in a text-searchable format, i.e., OCR.

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All electronically delivered documents must be text-searchable using OCR.

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Documents submitted to the court electronically in all case types must be formatted so that each single, separate, and complete document or form is submitted as a single, separate, and complete electronic document.

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In all case types, each electronic submission must contain one complete document or form as a single electronic document.

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Electronic documents that consolidate multiple documents or multiple electronic documents that contain pieces of a single paper document will be rejected by the Court.

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The Court rejects electronic documents that consolidate multiple documents or combine pieces of a single paper document.

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Bookmarks should be named to match the bookmarked section/exhibit.

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Each bookmark should be named to match the corresponding section or exhibit.

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3. This form must be completed in ink or typewritten.

Summary: The Misdemeanor Window Arraignment form must be completed in ink or typewritten.

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At the time of the arbitration hearing, or at any other time designated by the arbitrator, each party or attorney shall, unless excused by the arbitrator, submit the following: (a) Copies of any offered pleading, arranged chronologically, and appropriately highlighted;

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Unless excused by the arbitrator, each party or attorney must submit copies of offered pleadings arranged chronologically and appropriately highlighted.

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Mandatory Use

Summary: The ex parte request and order to vacate a restraining order must be submitted using the court's mandatory form.

Common questions about Imperial Superior Court document format requirements

What formatting rules apply to filings in Imperial Superior Court?

Imperial Superior Court's formatting rule includes file format PDF and documents must be viewable on any standard pdf viewer.. Electronically submitted documents must be standard PDFs that are viewable in standard PDF viewers. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 13, section Rule 2.18 Mandatory Electronic Filing & Permissive Electronic Submission of Court Documents

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