Clark County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Document Format Requirements
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Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings. This page is scoped to Clark County Court of Common Pleas, General Division; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
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- Format
- PAPER
Proposed orders must be forwarded in hard-copy form to the assigned judge or magistrate.
i. No proposed orders shall be submitted electronically. Any proposed orders must be forwarded in hard-copy to the assigned Judge or magistrate.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026CRITICAL
Filed pleadings, motions, briefs, and similar documents must be typewritten or printed on 8½-by-11-inch paper, sequentially paginated, and filed without backing or cover, while original attached or offered exhibits are exempt.
All pleadings, motions, briefs and other similar documents that are filed with the Clerk shall be typewritten or printed on 8-1/2" x 11" paper, paginated sequentially and filed without backing or cover. Original documents attached or offered as exhibits thereto are exempt from this requirement.
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Every filing must leave at least 2½ inches of blank space at the top of its first page for endorsements.
In all filings, a blank space of at least two and one-half inches shall be left at the top of the first page for endorsements thereon.
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Each electronic file is subject to a size limit, and the filer must compress the file as necessary to file it electronically.
k. There is a size limit to each file and it is the filer's duty to compress the file as necessary to file electronically.
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All memorandums shall: 3. Be submitted in double space format. Any brief that fails to comply with this rule may be returned by the Clerk for reformation.
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Memoranda must be submitted in double-spaced format; noncompliant briefs may be returned for reformation.
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10. Proposed jury instructions (Hard Copy and Disc).
Summary: Proposed jury instructions must be provided in hard copy and on a disc.
What formatting rules apply to filings in Clark County Court of Common Pleas, General Division?
Clark County Court of Common Pleas, General Division's formatting rule includes file format paper and proposed orders must be forwarded in hard-copy to the assigned judge or magistrate.. Proposed orders must be forwarded in hard-copy form to the assigned judge or magistrate.
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