St. Louis County Circuit Court Document Format Requirements
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Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings. This page is scoped to St. Louis County Circuit Court; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
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Civil cases
- Format
- DOCX ?
A copy of the package must be e-mailed to Heather.Cunningham@courts.mo.gov in Word format.
Summary: The e-mailed copy of the summary judgment package must be in Word format.
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Civil cases
of the evidence (ex: “Pltf Ex.1.pdf), Multi-page evidence shall be paginated. Plaintiffs (1,2,3…) forlabeling, Defendants letters (A,B,C,..) for labeling. Please include an Exhibit index.
Summary: Exhibits must be named per the evidence convention (e.g., 'Pltf Ex.1.pdf'), multi-page evidence must be paginated, plaintiff exhibits labeled with numbers and defendant exhibits with letters, and an exhibit index must be included.
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Civil cases
The courtesy copies shall be in a binder or otherwise securely bound, shall separately tab each document, and shall contain an index identifying what document is contained under each tab.
Summary: Summary judgment courtesy copies must be securely bound in a binder, with each document separately tabbed and an index identifying the document under each tab.
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Civil cases
- Format
- DOCX ?
The jury instructions should be in Word format.
Summary: Proposed jury instructions should be submitted in Word format.
What formatting rules apply to filings in St. Louis County Circuit Court?
Judge Heather R. Cunningham's formatting rule includes file format docx and e-mailed copy of the summary judgment package sent to chambers must be in word format. The e-mailed copy of the summary judgment package must be in Word format. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
Chief Judge Bruce F. Hilton's formatting rule includes name evidence files using the convention 'pltf ex.1.pdf', multi-page evidence shall be paginated, plaintiff exhibits labeled numerically (1, 2, 3...), defendant exhibits labeled alphabetically (a, b, c...), and include an exhibit index. Exhibits must be named per the evidence convention (e.g., 'Pltf Ex.1. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
Judge Stanley J. Wallach's formatting rule includes binding securely bound, separately tab each document, and contain an index identifying what document is contained under each tab. Summary judgment courtesy copies must be securely bound in a binder, with each document separately tabbed and an index identifying the document under each tab. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
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