Page & Word Limits
3540 rules across 119 courts
Courts and judges set page and word limits that often differ from statewide, federal, or local rule defaults. A motion may be limited to 25 pages in one courtroom and 15 pages in another court or division. Some rules measure by word count instead of page count, and several apply different limits depending on the filing type or party status. Missing a page limit is one of the most common reasons filings are rejected or returned for correction. Limits that are not about length, such as minutes of argument, the number of motions, or days before trial, are listed separately under other limits.
Northern District of California
View all rules for NDCA.Responsive separate statement should add no more than 5 pages to moving statement.
Motions in limine limited to 7 pages per side; reply briefs prohibited.
Additional Confidential Statement is limited to 10 pages, excluding exhibits, and must be submitted at least 8 calendar days before the Settlement Conference.
Cross-motions for summary judgment require 4 sequential briefs with specific page limits
Cross-motions for summary judgment limited to 25 pages and must be filed 14 days after the motion.
Each opposition is limited to five pages, and the moving party may not file a reply brief.
Statement of the Case for jury voir dire limited to 1 page double-spaced unless case is extremely complex.
Summary judgment briefs have tiered page limits: 25 pages for first two, 20 pages for third, 15 pages for fourth.
For cross-motions for summary judgment, first brief limited to 50 pages, third to 30 pages, fourth to 20 pages.
All other discovery-relief requests must be summarized in one joint letter brief, limited to four pages total and two pages per side.
Following an instruction disputed as to whether it should be given, each party may explain its position in no more than one page.
Replies to sealing motions limited to 5 pages unless leave granted.
Southern District of New York
View all rules for SDNY.Memoranda limited to 8,750 words (support/opposition) and 3,500 words (reply); 12-point font required.
Motion memoranda limited to 35 pages; reply memoranda limited to 10 pages; tables required for motions over 10 pages.
Letters to chambers are limited to 5 pages (excluding exhibits).
Reply memoranda limited to 3,500 words.
Responsive letters to discovery disputes limited to 3 pages, single-spaced
Letters to the Court are limited to 5 pages.
The joint pretrial conference status letter may not exceed three pages.
Defendant's combined summary judgment motion and opposition memorandum limited to 50 pages.
Ex parte settlement letter limited to 5 pages (with permission for more).
Computer-prepared opening briefs are limited to 8,750 words.
Letter motions limited to 1,500 words (single-spaced) or 5 pages (handwritten, pro se)
First pre-motion letter for motions to dismiss limited to 3 single-spaced pages.
Central District of California
View all rules for CDCA.Motions in Limine submissions limited to 8 pages; no replies permitted.
Responsive claim construction briefs limited to 10 pages.
Motion memoranda limited to 25 pages; replies limited to 15 pages.
Joint Rule 26(f) Report must include 2-page statement of case.
Memoranda in support of or opposition to motions are limited to 25 pages, and reply memoranda are limited to 12 pages.
Sentencing videos must be less than 10 minutes.
Motions (except motions in limine) limited to 7,000 words or 25 pages for handwritten/typewritten briefs, with Certificate of Compliance required.
Proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law must be filed 21 days before trial in LR 52-3 format.
Joint motions in limine require 14-day service by moving party, 7-day opposition, and 8-page limit per party.
Support/opposition memoranda limited to 25 pages, replies to 12 pages; extensions only for good cause, no supplemental briefs without leave.
Advice of counsel documents due 28 days after claim construction ruling.
Motions in limine memoranda limited to 10 pages.
District of Delaware
View all rules for DED.Opposition letters for motions to amend must be filed within 7 days and limited to 5 single-spaced pages.
In limine argument: 3 pages support, 3 pages opposition, 1 page reply.
Discovery motion briefs are limited to five pages or 1,750 words, excluding exhibits.
Per side page limits for case dispositive motions: 40 pages opening, 40 pages answering, 20 pages reply.
Reconsideration motions of discovery orders must comply with discovery motion page limits in Section II.C.1.
Short motions for discovery/scheduling disputes are limited to 3 pages or less, double-spaced, 12-point font.
Post-trial motion briefs limited to 20 pages for opening/answering and 10 pages for reply.
Mediation statements are limited to 15-20 pages.
Each side is limited to a specific number of hours for deposition discovery.
Parties may file comments on opposing tutorial (max 5 pages) within 7 days after Joint Claim Construction Brief.
Opposing parties must respond to concise statement of facts within 6 pages, addressing each paragraph and providing citations for disputed facts.
Plaintiff's reply brief in claim construction is limited to 10 pages.
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
View all rules for EDPA.Settlement conference memoranda must be emailed to chambers one week before conference, max 3 pages
Reply briefs are permitted except for motions in limine, may not exceed ten pages, and must be limited to issues newly raised in the opposing party's response.
Discovery motions limited to 5 pages with form of order.
Memoranda limited to 30 pages (excluding TOC/appendices), double-spaced, 12-point font; TOC and TOA required for memos over 15 pages.
Opening Markman briefs are limited to 20 pages for 1–2 patents, 30 pages for 3–5 patents, and 30 pages plus 5 pages per patent over 5, capped at 45 pages, for more than 5 patents.
Reply briefs limited to 7 pages and must address only issues raised in opposition.
Reply briefs for summary judgment motions limited to 15 pages and must be filed within 7 days.
Summary judgment reply limited to 25 pages with specific record citations.
Summary judgment motions under traditional method have standard page limits.
Sentencing memoranda due 7 days before sentencing; responses due 3 days before.
Opening and opposition briefs are limited to 25 pages (or 8,750 words with a word count certification), replies to 10 pages (or 3,500 words), and sur-replies to 7 pages (or 2,450 words).
Case synopsis for settlement conference must not exceed 5 single-spaced pages.
Eastern District of New York
View all rules for EDNY.Letters to chambers are limited to 3 pages.
Memoranda of law limited to 25 pages (support/opposition) and 10 pages (reply), with specific formatting requirements.
Non-dispositive motions: 15 pages for briefs, 5 pages for replies.
Joint letter for discovery disputes is limited to 3 pages per party.
The pre-motion response letter is limited to three pages.
Reply memoranda limited to 10 pages.
Protective-order change letter motions are capped at three pages.
Opposition responses to letter motions are limited to three pages (excluding attachments) and must be filed within four days.
Pre-motion letters must be 2 to 4 pages long.
Support and opposition memoranda are limited to 25 pages, excluding appendices and attachments.
Each party is limited to three pages in its portion of the discovery joint submission.
A moving party’s Local Rule 56.1 statement is capped at 25 double-spaced pages unless the Court grants prior permission.
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
View all rules for CA-LOS-ANGELES-SUPERIOR.At least five court days before the IDC, parties must file a statement in pleading format of no more than two pages summarizing the dispute.
The joint statement of issues for the IDC is limited to five pages.
The responding party may file and serve a responsive IDC memorandum of no more than three pages at least two court days before the IDC.
The joint IDC report is limited to no more than eight pages.
Individual IDC statements are limited to 2 pages and joint IDC statements to 5 pages (preferred), both filed without attachments.
Informal discovery conference memoranda are limited to two pages and must be served/filed 2 court days before the IDC.
Trial briefs should not exceed 20 pages in length, except in extraordinary cases.
A request for an Informal Discovery Conference must be made by a joint brief not exceeding 5 pages.
The IDC joint statement, including any attached exhibits, may not exceed 7 pages.
Trial briefs are limited to ten pages unless advance permission to file an oversized brief is granted.
IDC memoranda are limited to two pages for the moving party and two pages for the responding party's responsive memorandum.
The joint IDC brief summarizing the discovery dispute(s) at issue is limited to five pages.
Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa
View all rules for CA-CONTRA-COSTA-SUPERIOR.Family-law pleadings must comply with the prescribed form and page limits unless the Court grants prior leave for a different form or limit; an optional Memorandum of Points and Authorities may not exceed 15 pages.
A mediation statement may not exceed five pages.
Family-law pleadings generally must use the prescribed form and comply with applicable page limits; an optional memorandum may not exceed 15 pages, noncompliant pleadings may be disregarded, and a declaration-length extension may be requested in advance by ex parte application.
Computer-produced memoranda of points and authorities in support of or opposition to a criminal motion are limited to 4,200 words, including footnotes; a judge may authorize a longer memorandum on application, and noncompliant memoranda generally will not be considered absent an exception.
Evidentiary attachments supporting or responding to a Request for Order may not exceed 10 pages without prior court leave.
A computer-produced memorandum in support of or opposition to a motion may not exceed 4,200 words, including footnotes, and must contain a word-count certificate from submitting counsel or an unrepresented party, who may rely on the word count from the program used to prepare it.
The required arbitration statement may not exceed five pages.
Evidentiary attachments supporting or responding to a Request for Order generally may not exceed 10 pages without prior court leave, subject to stated exclusions.
A computer-produced memorandum of points and authorities in support of or opposition to a motion may not exceed 4,200 words, including footnotes; a judge may authorize a longer memorandum on application, but a noncompliant memorandum will not be considered absent a contrary order.
Parties must file and serve an Issue Conference Statement no more than 10 pages at least 5 court days before the Issue Conference.
A review-hearing update may not exceed five pages.
Mediation statements are limited to five pages and must contain specified case, attendance, issue, negotiation, and document information.
Circuit Court of Cook County
View all rules for IL-COOK-CIRCUIT.Replies are limited to 10 double-spaced pages.
Briefs must not exceed 15 pages.
Opening/response briefs limited to 15 double-spaced pages, replies to 10 double-spaced pages, using 12pt font and 1-inch margins.
Motions in limine and responses are limited to 10 pages each; no reply is permitted.
Motions and response briefs limited to 15 pages; reply briefs limited to 10 pages; exclusive of exhibits, with formatting and citation requirements.
Opening and response briefs are limited to 15 double-spaced pages; reply briefs are limited to 10 double-spaced pages.
Motions and response briefs are strictly limited to 15 pages; reply briefs should be no longer than 8 pages.
Briefs and responsive briefs are limited to 15 pages, and reply briefs to 7 pages, both excluding exhibits and double-spaced.
Supporting and opposition memoranda are limited to 20 pages; reply memoranda are limited to 10 pages, unless the Court grants leave for more.
Each party's proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law are limited to fifteen pages.
Pre-trial settlement submissions are limited to 7 pages.
Motions and briefs in support/opposition are limited to 15 pages; reply briefs to 10 pages, excluding attached pleadings and exhibits.
Western District of Washington
View all rules for WDWA.Motions for default judgment are limited to 8,400 words.
Cross-motions for summary judgment follow a specific briefing schedule with word limits: plaintiff's motion (8,400 words), defendant's combined response/cross-motion (14,000 words), plaintiff's combined reply/response (8,750 words), defendant's reply (4,200 words).
Attorney voir dire: 20 minutes initial, 10 minutes follow-up, must avoid repetitive/irrelevant questions.
LCR 7(d)(3) motions and response briefs are limited to 4,200 words or 12 handwritten/typewritten pages; reply briefs are limited to 2,100 words or 6 handwritten/typewritten pages.
Joint briefs are limited to 12,600 total words (6,300 per party), excluding caption, date line, and signature block.
Replies to motions for reconsideration are limited to 5 pages.
Specific briefing schedule for cross-motions for summary judgment.
Disputed instructions limited to 2 pages per instruction for arguments and authority.
Unless the court orders otherwise, initial briefs are limited to 10,500 words or 30 handwritten/typewritten pages, and appellant’s reply brief to 7,000 words or 20 handwritten/typewritten pages.
Same-day motions limited to 2,100 words or 6 pages.
The opposing party must immediately follow with any alternative language, objections, and supporting legal authority, within one page.
Each moving-party reply must follow the opposing party’s rebuttal and is limited to 175 words, or one-half page if handwritten or typewritten.
Northern District of Illinois
View all rules for NDIL.Responsive claim construction brief limited to 25 pages.
Settlement statements limited to 10 double-spaced pages.
Each side may propose no more than 12 disputed voir dire questions unless it files a pretrial-conference motion explaining good cause to exceed the limit.
Motions in limine must be e-filed 35 days before Pre-Trial Conference; responses due 21 days; replies due 14 days.
The Responsive Claim Construction Brief is limited to 25 pages unless the court grants prior leave.
Plaintiff must file 10-page memorandum within 2 weeks of filing Schedule A case.
Trial briefs required for bench trials (15 pages max), jury trials only with leave.
Each side limited to 5 motions in limine without leave of court.
Settlement letters limited to 6 pages (excluding exhibits).
Case statement limited to 1-2 paragraphs covering case nature, claims, and defenses.
The Opening Claim Construction Brief is limited to 25 pages unless the court grants prior leave.
Each side may file a total of 15 pages of motions in limine, excluding exhibits; the limit applies per side, not per motion.
Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County
View all rules for DE-NEW-CASTLE-SUPERIOR.Routine motions and responses may not exceed six pages without prior permission.
A dispositive motion and its response may not exceed six pages each.
A defendant's separate joinder or supporting brief must be served within three business days after service of the underlying motion or opposition and may not exceed 750 words, excluding appendices.
Dispositive and Daubert motions and responses are limited to 8,000 words, and replies are limited to 5,500 words.
A letter to the Court may not exceed 1,000 words.
Motions in limine and responses may not exceed six pages without prior court permission.
Discovery motions and other non-dispositive, non-in-limine motions must be speaking motions limited to 2,500 words and complying with Rule 107(b)'s typeface requirement.
A discovery motion or other non-dispositive, non-in-limine motion must be a speaking motion limited to 2,500 words, comply with Rule 107(b)’s typeface requirement, and ordinarily be noticed on a Monday 9:00 a.m. routine motions calendar.
A motion in limine and its response may not exceed 4,000 words absent prior permission.
A motion in limine and its response are each limited to 10 pages unless the court grants permission to exceed that limit.
Every motion and response is limited to six pages, and the Prothonotary may reject a filing exceeding that limit.
Dispositive and Daubert motions and responses are limited to 8,000 words, with replies limited to 5,500 words.
Western District of Texas
View all rules for WDTX.Defendant's opening brief page limit is 20 pages for 1–2 patents, 30 pages for 3–5 patents, and 30 pages plus 5 pages per patent over 5, capped at 45 pages.
Reply briefs are subject to local-rule page limits and may not cumulatively exceed 20 pages per side for all MSJs, 20 pages per side for all Daubert motions, or 10 pages for all MILs.
Discovery dispute summaries and responses limited to 500 words for one issue or 1000 words for multiple issues; specific relief requested excluded from word count.
Defendant's opening Markman brief limited to 20 pages (1-2 patents), 30 pages (3-5 patents), 30+5 per patent over 5 up to 45 pages maximum.
Case-management motions under Local Rule CV-7 are subject to a 10-page limit, including listed examples such as stay, continuance, and amendment motions.
Transfer-motion briefing is limited to 15 pages for opening, 15 pages for response, and 5 pages for reply.
Plaintiff's sur-reply page limit is 10 pages for 1–2 patents, 15 pages for 3–5 patents, and 15 pages plus 2 pages per patent over 5, capped at 21 pages.
Response brief limited to 15 pages, due 14 days after venue discovery or opening brief.
Presumed limits on claim terms to be construed based on number of patents
Markman briefing page limits based on number of patents
Plaintiff's sur-reply Markman brief limited to 10 pages (1-2 patents), 15 pages (3-5 patents), 15+2 per patent over 5 up to 21 pages maximum.
Replies to dispositive motions limited to 10 pages.
Southern District of California
View all rules for SDCA.Each motion in limine and each opposition is limited to five pages.
A motion for reconsideration is limited to ten pages and may not include attachments or exhibits.
Trial briefs due 5 court days before trial.
5 motions in limine max per side, 10 pages each, no replies unless directed.
Motions must be filed 21 days before hearing; oppositions 7 days before.
Motions in limine and Daubert motions must be filed as single omnibus brief (max 25 pages).
Confidential Settlement Letters are limited to five pages of text.
Trial briefs must be filed by Thursday before trial.
Each side is limited to 10 depositions unless court grants leave.
Motions in limine limited to 5 motions per side, 5 pages each, single subject.
Closing briefs (max 25 pages) may be filed instead of closing arguments within 4 weeks of transcript availability.
Attachments to motions in limine limited to 10 pages.
Southern District of Texas
View all rules for SDTX.Appendices containing discovery materials referred to in briefs are limited to 40 pages per appendix.
Briefs and memoranda are limited to 20 pages unless the Court grants leave to exceed.
Briefs and memoranda are limited to 20 pages, excluding signature pages and certificates of service, unless leave of court is granted for good cause.
Primary briefs limited to 6,500 words; reply briefs limited to 2,500 words. Word count includes headings and footnotes; excludes caption, document title, TOC, TOA, signature blocks, and certificates.
Motions, briefs, and memoranda are limited to 25 pages, 13-point font, double-spaced, 1-inch margins without leave of court.
Briefs and memoranda limited to 20 pages including case style, table of contents/authorities, and signature block, absent leave for extended briefing.
Absent leave of court, motions and responses are limited to 30 pages and replies are limited to 15 pages.
Motions/responses limited to 5,000 words; replies limited to 2,000 words.
Briefs and memoranda are limited to 25 pages unless the court grants leave for longer submissions.
Pre-motion initial and responsive letters limited to 2 pages.
Motions are limited to 20 pages.
Memoranda and briefs filed in court are limited to 20 pages.
Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo
View all rules for CA-SAN-MATEO-SUPERIOR.An opposition to a motion in limine may not exceed five pages unless the Court permits otherwise.
An unresolved competing-exhibit dispute must be submitted with the Joint Pretrial Conference Statement, supported by no more than one double-spaced page of explanation.
The trial brief is limited to 10 pages.
An informal-conference brief may not exceed three pages.
Each motion in limine is limited to five pages and should address one separate topic unless the court permits otherwise.
Each side must serve and email an IDC brief no longer than five pages to both listed court email addresses at least three court days before the conference.
An unresolved disputed exhibit must be submitted with the Joint Pretrial Conference Statement and supported by an explanation of no more than one double-spaced page.
If an overlapping-exhibit dispute is not informally resolved, each party must submit the disputed exhibit with the Joint Pretrial Conference Statement and provide an explanation in no more than one double-spaced page.
Each opposition to a motion in limine may not exceed five pages unless the Court permits otherwise.
Each motion in limine should address one separate topic and is limited to five pages unless the court permits otherwise.
Each motion in limine must address one separate topic and may not exceed five pages unless the Court permits otherwise.
Each party’s explanation following a disputed jury instruction is limited to one page.
Eastern District of California
View all rules for EDCA.Joint letter brief limited to 4 pages, due 24 hours before informal video conference.
Moving/opposition briefs limited to 25 pages; reply briefs limited to 15 pages.
In civil cases, moving and opposing briefs are limited to 25 pages and reply briefs to 10 pages; extensions require good cause, over-length briefs may not be considered, and supplemental briefs require prior leave of court.
Dispute synopsis for informal discovery conferences must not exceed 4 pages, excluding exhibits and attachments, filed 48 hours prior.
Moving/opposition briefs limited to 25 pages; reply briefs limited to 15 pages.
Cross-motions for summary judgment have sequential briefing with page limits: 25 pages (first two briefs), 20 pages (third brief), 15 pages (fourth brief).
Joint Statements limited to 25 pages (excluding exhibits and tables).
Discovery motion briefs limited to 3 pages, attachments prohibited.
Prisoner case motions limited to 20 pages, oppositions to 20 pages, replies to 10 pages. Exceeding limits without leave will not be considered.
Motions and oppositions limited to 20 pages; replies limited to 10 pages.
Civil motion papers limited to 25 pages (support/opposition) and 10 pages (reply).
Individual letter briefs limited to 2 pages if permitted by court.
District of New Jersey
View all rules for DNJ.Concise statements for summary judgment motions are limited to 1,750 words.
Unresolved discovery disputes must be presented by joint letter limited to five pages.
Pre-motion responses may not exceed 3 single-spaced pages, due 7 days after letter receipt.
Parties must file a response to redaction access requests within two days, not exceeding 5 pages.
Settlement conference letters are limited to 5 pages, excluding exhibits.
Summary judgment leave request letter may not exceed 3 pages.
Pre-motion letters may not exceed 3 single-spaced pages.
Each party is limited to three motions in limine.
Parties may submit a waiver letter (max 3 single-spaced pages) to seek permission to file summary judgment motion in ANDA patent cases.
Confidential settlement memoranda are limited to 10 double-spaced pages.
Summary judgment motions prohibited in ANDA patent cases; waiver letter allowed (max 3 single-spaced pages).
Each side is limited to 10,000 words for all opening briefs, 10,000 words for all answering briefs, and 5,000 words for all reply briefs for case dispositive motions.
Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco
View all rules for CA-SAN-FRANCISCO-SUPERIOR.Oppositions to initial motions in limine are limited to five oppositions, with no opposition exceeding five pages, subject to the stated evidentiary exceptions.
Case management statements may not exceed 15 pages excluding exhibits unless the court approves a different length or requires the statement itself.
Before filing additional motions in limine, a party must seek leave through a declaration of no more than three pages showing good cause, describing the evidence, and explaining why the additional motion is necessary.
A declaration supporting a motion in limine may not exceed three pages without court approval.
A party must obtain leave before filing additional motions in limine by submitting a declaration of no more than three pages demonstrating good cause, describing the evidence to be addressed, and explaining why the additional motion is necessary.
Oppositions to initial motions in limine are limited to five oppositions, with no more than five pages per opposition.
Unless the court orders otherwise, case management statements may not exceed 15 pages, excluding exhibits, without court approval.
Only one declaration is permitted per motion in limine, and each declaration may not exceed three pages, absent leave of court.
A declaration submitted to obtain leave to file an additional motion in limine may not exceed three pages.
Criminal motions’ points and authorities may not exceed 15 pages unless the court permits more pages on a showing of good cause.
When multiple defendants address the same expert, the request must be joint and supported by no more than one declaration of no more than three pages, absent leave of court.
Points and authorities may not exceed 15 pages, although the court may allow additional pages on a showing of good cause.
Superior Court of Fulton County
View all rules for GA-FULTON-SUPERIOR.Responses to discovery motions are limited to 10 pages, double spaced.
Motions and briefs are limited to 25 pages unless advance permission is granted, excluding affidavits, deposition extracts, and exhibits.
Briefs and responsive briefs are limited to 25 pages, excluding exhibits, unless the Court grants written permission to exceed.
Approved replies and sur-replies are limited to 5 pages, double spaced.
Briefs and responsive briefs are limited to 25 pages (excluding exhibits), unless written permission is obtained; exceeding may be requested informally by email.
Briefs and responsive briefs are limited to 25 pages, excluding exhibits, unless the Court grants written permission to exceed.
Responses to discovery motions are limited to 10 pages, double spaced.
Motions, briefs, and responses are limited to 25 pages (excluding affidavits, deposition extracts, and exhibits) unless advance permission is granted; excess filings may be stricken.
Victim impact statements must be written, relevant, and no longer than three pages.
Victim impact statements are limited to two pages and may be read by the victim, victim's family or loved ones, or the prosecutor.
Each side is limited to 15 non-pattern jury charges unless written leave to file more is obtained from the Court.
Discovery motions are limited to 10 pages, double spaced.
New York Supreme Court, New York County
View all rules for NY-NEW-YORK-SUPREME.Affidavits and affirmations for motions in chief or cross-motions may not exceed 7,000 words or 20 pages.
The joint letter submitted before the PC is limited to two pages.
The required compliance-conference joint letter may not exceed three pages and must be single-spaced.
Opening and opposition briefs are limited to 7,000 words, reply briefs to 4,200 words, and affidavits and affirmations to 7,000 words; counsel must certify compliance.
At least seven days before a status conference, counsel must submit a joint case-status letter of no more than three single-spaced pages.
The trial memorandum must not exceed five pages.
Unless the court grants advance permission for good cause, memoranda of law are limited to 30 pages excluding the table of contents and table of authorities, while affidavits and affirmations are limited to 25 pages each.
The required status-conference joint letter may not exceed three pages and must be single-spaced.
Initial post-trial briefs are due 30 days after receipt of the transcript and are limited to 7,000 words; reply briefs may be filed 30 days later and are limited to 4,200 words, with the same exclusions.
An application for a virtual hearing must be limited to one page.
If the Court requests a post-trial memorandum, it may not exceed 15 pages.
Unless the court gives prior approval, affirmations and affidavits are limited to 14 pages, memoranda of law to 10 pages, and post-trial summations to 20 pages.
Eastern District of Texas
View all rules for EDTX.Each side gets 15-20 minutes for voir dire after court's preliminary examination.
Discovery motions and responses limited to 7 pages; attachments limited to 5 pages; no further briefing without court order.
Discovery motions and responses are limited to 7 pages of briefing and 5 pages of attachments.
Discovery motions and responses are limited to 7 pages of briefing and 5 pages of attachments.
Motions to Strike limited to 12 pages (excluding attachments); responses limited to 12 pages; replies/sur-replies limited to 5 pages.
Opening/response briefs limited to 15 pages; reply briefs limited to 5 pages.
Deposition designations for non-live witnesses are due 4 weeks before docket call.
Judge Crone's courtroom limits spectators to 12, requires 6-foot distancing, and prohibits those under 18.
Opening/response letter briefs limited to 5 pages; reply letter briefs limited to 3 pages.
Objections to expert witnesses must be filed within 7 weeks of expert disclosure via motion to strike/limit with expert report attached.
Motions to transfer must be filed within 1 week after management conference.
Expert witness designation deadline is 10 weeks after management conference.
Southern District of Florida
View all rules for SDFL.Discovery motions limited to 3 pages.
Opposition to discovery motion limited to 5 pages, due within 5 business days.
Joint discovery memorandum (max 5 pages) required 48 hours before hearing.
Response to discovery motion limited to 3 pages.
Replies to discovery motion responses limited to 5 pages.
Response to discovery motion limited to 5 pages, due within 5 business days.
Each side limited to 30 minutes for discovery hearings.
Each party limited to one motion in limine with max 3 requests, including Daubert challenges.
Notice of Hearing is limited to 5 pages per side.
Discovery motions and responses limited to 10 pages; replies limited to 5 pages.
Responses to discovery motions limited to 5 pages.
Discovery motions limited to 5 pages and must include certificate of good faith efforts.
Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County
View all rules for AZ-MARICOPA-SUPERIOR.The joint dispute statement is limited to three pages, must include a certificate of good-faith consultation, and may not include exhibits.
Absent good cause and leave, each party may file at most five motions in limine; they are limited to four pages, responses to four pages, and no replies are permitted.
Each party may file no more than five motions in limine unless the court grants leave for good cause shown.
Motions in limine and responses are each limited to four pages; replies are not permitted.
Each party may file at most two motions in limine, each limited to four pages and one issue.
Absent leave for good cause, each party may file at most five Motions in Limine, limited to four pages each, with responses also limited to four pages and no replies; routine evidentiary matters and requests to enforce evidence rules should not be raised this way.
Page limits may not be exceeded without leave of Court.
A party must obtain leave of Court to exceed page limits.
Page limits may be exceeded only with leave of court.
Motions must comply with court-rule page limits; a party seeking an extension should file a brief explaining the reason.
Instead of filing a discovery or disclosure motion, parties who believe a brief court conference may resolve the issue may file a joint statement of up to three pages, with 1.5 pages for each side, and request a discovery dispute conference.
Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan
View all rules for MI-WAYNE-CIRCUIT.Reply briefs for summary disposition motions are limited to five pages.
Attorneys need court approval to file a motion and brief or response and brief over 20 pages; reply briefs are limited to 5 pages.
Exhibits are limited to 100 pages unless the court permits a longer submission.
Exhibits are limited to 100 pages; Court permission is required to exceed that limit.
Clearly labeled exhibits to a driver's license restoration motion are limited to 40 pages.
Attorneys need court approval for motions with briefs or responses with briefs over 20 pages; reply briefs are limited to five pages.
Reply briefs are limited to 5 pages.
Motions and briefs for summary disposition cannot exceed 25 pages; exceeding the limit requires leave from the court.
Attorneys need court approval to file a motion, brief, or response exceeding 20 pages, and reply briefs are limited to five pages.
Exhibits are limited to 100 pages; court permission is required for exhibits exceeding 100 pages.
Combined motion plus brief, and combined response plus brief, are each limited to 20 pages double spaced, excluding attachments and exhibits.
Reply briefs may not exceed 10 pages, excluding attachments and exhibits, and must be filed and served at least three days before the hearing.
Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami-Dade County
View all rules for FL-MIAMI-DADE-CIRCUIT.Motions and memoranda are limited to 20 pages, excluding exhibits, and leave of court must be obtained before submitting any that exceed the limit.
Motions and memoranda are limited to 20 pages (excluding exhibits) and responses in opposition are limited to 20 pages; leave of court is required before submitting anything over 20 pages.
The motion for which a special set hearing is requested must not exceed 20 pages, excluding exhibits.
Responses filed in opposition to motions are limited to 20 pages.
Reply briefs shall not exceed 10 pages.
Responses in opposition to motions shall not exceed 20 pages.
Special set motions are limited to 25 pages and must be double-spaced with one-inch margins and 12-point font.
A Motion or Response longer than 20 pages requires a hard copy at least seven calendar days before the hearing.
The 5 Minute Motion Calendar meets Mondays and Tuesdays at 9:00 AM and hears only one motion per case.
A case may have no more than 15 minutes and three motions total on the five-minute motion calendar.
Special set hearing slots are in 15-minute intervals and allow 15 minutes per motion, except for requested evidentiary hearings or hearings addressing many discovery objections.
New York Supreme Court, Nassau County
View all rules for NY-NASSAU-SUPREME.Trial memoranda of law may not exceed 7,000 words, and response memoranda are not to be submitted.
A party with a disclosure dispute must submit a specific letter to the Part limited to three single-spaced pages.
Unless good cause is shown, an affirmation or affidavit may not exceed 20 pages.
Affidavits, affirmations, briefs, and memoranda of law in chief may not exceed 7,000 words unless the court permits otherwise; documents over 4,500 words require a contents bookmark, reply papers are limited to 4,200 words and may not raise new arguments, the caption is excluded from the count, and over-limit papers without express written permission will not be considered.
Counsel must submit pre-trial memoranda at the pre-trial conference or at another time set by the court, and the memoranda may not exceed 25 pages.
A party seeking to exceed a length limit must submit a written request with notice to all parties specifying the additional words or pages sought, and the request is granted only in extraordinary circumstances and for good cause.
Reply papers may not exceed 4,200 words and may not raise arguments not presented in the memoranda in chief.
Pierce County Superior Court
View all rules for WA-PIERCE-SUPERIOR.For CR 56 motions, moving and opposing memoranda are limited to 24 pages, and reply memoranda are limited to 12 pages, absent court authorization.
For an overlong submission, the Commissioner stops reading each party's submission after 20 pages of declarations and affidavits and 10 pages of exhibits.
Initial motions and opposition memoranda are limited to 12 pages, and reply memoranda are limited to 5 pages, unless the court authorizes otherwise.
Exhibits consisting of party witnesses’ declarations or affidavits count toward the applicable declaration and affidavit page limit.
Without prior court authorization, party and non-expert-witness declarations and affidavits supporting motions, including replies, are collectively limited to 20 pages for motions on the same date, excluding financial declarations.
When multiple parties move, each side's supporting declarations and affidavits are limited to 20 pages in total, excluding financial declarations.
Declarations and affidavits responding to motions are collectively limited to 20 pages across motions scheduled for the same date.
Exhibits other than party-witness declarations or affidavits are limited to 10 pages.
Declarations and affidavits submitted in response to motions are collectively limited to 20 pages for motions scheduled on the same date.
When more than one party moves, each side’s supporting declarations and affidavits are limited to 20 pages, excluding financial declarations.
Trial briefs may not exceed 24 pages, including attachments, without prior court authority.
Previously filed materials supplied for convenience, materials from other cases or counties, deposition excerpts, GR 17 fax-signature affidavits, and caption cover sheets are excluded, but attached documents or declarations still count.
District of Columbia
View all rules for DDC.Support/opposition memoranda limited to 45 pages; reply memoranda limited to 25 pages.
Motions for reconsideration limited to 10 pages and only when FRCP 59(e) or 60(b) requirements are met.
Memoranda in support of objections or responses are limited to 45 pages; reply memoranda are limited to 25 pages, without prior court approval.
Defendant must answer or file Rule 12 motion within 21 days of transfer.
Opening statements limited to 30 minutes per side unless case is complex or Court authorizes otherwise.
Motions in limine are limited to 20 pages per side.
Support/opposition memoranda limited to 45 pages; reply memoranda limited to 25 pages.
Oppositions to motions in limine are limited to 15 pages.
Mediation statements are limited to 10 pages.
A party may file a reply memorandum within 7 days after service of a response to Bankruptcy Rule 9033(b) objections.
Caption, signature blocks, and required tables excluded from page limits.
New York Supreme Court, Westchester County
View all rules for NY-WESTCHESTER-SUPREME.An applicant seeking assignment to the Environmental Claims Part must submit an RJI and a one-page explanatory letter.
The parties must jointly submit the trial transcript, and each party must submit a post-trial memorandum of no more than 25 pages with supporting citations and a proposed final-disposition order or judgment.
Each affidavit and affirmation is limited to 25 pages.
The pretrial memorandum of law is limited to ten pages.
Without advance court permission, each brief or memorandum of law may not exceed 20 pages, and each affirmation or affidavit may not exceed 15 pages.
Moving and opposing briefs are limited to 40 pages and reply briefs to 20 pages, unless the court permits otherwise for good cause shown.
The Court may disregard papers that violate the word-limit rule.
A pre-motion conference request should be filed on NYSCEF and emailed to the assigned Justice's chambers or a Court-Attorney Referee, and it should not exceed two pages.
The stated word limits do not apply to evidentiary materials such as affidavits, affirmations, or lay- and expert-witness reports.
A request for appointment of an Attorney for the Children or a forensic evaluator may be made orally or in writing at the Preliminary Conference or thereafter, but a written application may not exceed three pages.
New York Supreme Court, Kings County
View all rules for NY-KINGS-SUPREME.A written motion in limine may not exceed three pages, must be double-spaced, and must include Official Reporter citations.
Letters to the court may not exceed two pages and must be e-filed through NYSCEF with a courtesy copy sent to Chambers by email or hand delivery.
A written motion-in-limine memorandum may not exceed two pages and must cite the Official Reports.
Parties must provide a one-page trial summary sheet containing at least a brief summary of the plaintiff’s cause of action and demand.
For computer-prepared attorney filings, support or opposition papers are limited to 7,000 words each and reply papers to 4,200 words each; specified evidentiary materials and structural components are excluded.
For typewritten or handwritten attorney filings, support or opposition papers are limited to 20 pages each and reply papers to 10 pages each; specified evidentiary materials and structural components are excluded.
A written motion-in-limine memorandum may not exceed two pages and must cite the Official Reports.
An attorney's pre-mediation memorandum is limited to three pages.
When counsel cannot resolve a disclosure dispute, the party seeking Court intervention must send a notice letter of no more than two pages describing the problem and requested relief.
The court may permit oversized motion papers upon oral or written application with notice to all parties.
A written, cited memorandum of law of no more than five pages is strongly encouraged for motions in limine.
Superior Court of California, County of Ventura
View all rules for CA-VENTURA-SUPERIOR.Trial briefs may not exceed five pages, must be served on all parties, and must be emailed to the court at least three court days before trial.
Trial briefs may not exceed ten pages unless the trial judge provides otherwise.
Motions in limine may not exceed five pages.
Trial briefs are limited to five pages, must be served on all parties, and must be emailed to the courtroom as a PDF attachment five court days before trial.
Motions in limine are limited to five pages.
In limine motions are limited to five pages.
A joint IDC request must be signed by each counsel or party and may not exceed eight pages.
Trial briefs are limited to five pages, must be served on all parties, and must be emailed to the court three court days before trial.
A stipulated statement of the case may not exceed one page and must be emailed to the trial department’s email proxy.
Written in limine motions and oppositions are each limited to three pages, including points, authorities, and exhibits, subject to individual trial-court rules.
Trial briefs are optional but strongly preferred and, when submitted, may not exceed five pages and must be emailed to the court and served on all parties.
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Palm Beach County
View all rules for FL-FIFTEENTH-JUDICIAL-CIRCUIT.All summary judgment memoranda are limited to 10 double-spaced pages and must be submitted directly to the judge's office no later than seven days before the hearing.
Memoranda of law must comply with the Florida Court Technology Standards' technical size limits and any page limit set by the divisional judge.
Memoranda submitted for the hearing may not exceed 10 pages and must be double-spaced.
The defendants or deponent have seven days to respond to a motion concerning confidential information, and the response brief may not exceed five pages.
The court can print only documents totaling ten pages or fewer.
Although there is no strict page limit, motions, responses, and incorporated memoranda should rarely exceed five pages for UMC matters and 12 pages for Special Set matters.
Cameron County District Courts
View all rules for TX-CAMERON-DISTRICT.A computer-generated appellate reply brief may not exceed 7,500 words, or 25 pages if it is not computer-generated; the same limits apply to a reply to a response in an original court-of-appeals proceeding.
A computer-generated memorandum of law must not exceed 15,000 words and must comply with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 73.
A memorandum of law that is not computer-generated must not exceed 50 pages.
The specified computer-generated Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals replies are limited to 2,400 words, or 8 pages if not computer-generated.
In a direct appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals involving an assessed death penalty, the brief and response are limited to 37,500 words when computer-generated or 125 pages otherwise.
Computer-generated petitions, responses, and rehearing papers are limited to 4,500 words, or 15 pages when not computer-generated.
The facts supporting each ground for relief may not exceed two pages.
Legal citations and arguments may be presented in a separate Rule 73-compliant memorandum limited to 15,000 computer-generated words or 50 pages when not computer-generated.
In a civil appellate case, a party's computer-generated briefs may total no more than 27,000 words, while briefs not computer-generated may total no more than 90 pages.
Each paper clerk’s-record volume may contain no more than 500 pages, or may be limited to a maximum thickness of two inches.
The facts supporting each ground may not exceed the two pages provided for that ground in the form application.
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas
View all rules for OH-FRANKLIN-COMMON-PLEAS.Supporting and opposing memoranda or briefs, including administrative appeals, may not exceed 15 pages excluding supporting documents unless the Court grants prior leave.
The Court may disregard memorandum pages exceeding the Local Rules limits unless it granted prior leave to file a longer document.
Reply memoranda or briefs, including administrative appeals, may not exceed seven pages, must address only matters in rebuttal, and will not be considered without prior leave if longer.
Supporting or opposing memoranda and briefs, including administrative appeals, may not exceed 15 pages exclusive of supporting documents, and an over-limit filing will not be considered without prior leave of the Court.
Without prior leave to file longer documents, the Court may disregard memorandum pages exceeding the Local Rules’ limits.
Motion-practice page limits are enforced, with leave to exceed them available only in limited circumstances.
Counsel ordinarily should edit tightly and remain within the Local Rule 12 page limits.
Counsel ordinarily should edit briefs tightly and remain within the Local Rule 12 page limits.
The page limits under Local Rule 12 apply, but the Court may permit an exception by express leave.
Without advance permission to file longer documents, the Court may disregard memorandum pages beyond the Local Rules limits.
Superior Court of California, County of San Diego
View all rules for CA-SAN-DIEGO-SUPERIOR.Informal Discovery Conference briefs are limited to 5 pages.
Parties must adhere to the page limitations set forth in CRC Rule 3.1113(d).
Each party must submit a concise IDC brief no longer than five pages before the Informal Discovery Conference.
Settlement briefs are limited to 7 pages and must be submitted to the settlement judge at least five court days before the hearing.
Each party's IDC statement is limited to three pages.
Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino
View all rules for CA-SAN-BERNARDINO-SUPERIOR.The parties must submit a joint IDC statement outlining the discovery impasse, and the statement may not exceed five pages.
An Answer to a Request for Informal Discovery Conference may not exceed two pages and must summarize why the requested relief should be denied.
The joint informal discovery conference statement may not exceed five pages.
The discovery-issue summary is limited to two pages.
Disputes exceeding the five-page IDC scope must be addressed across multiple IDC dates.
Mediation briefs are optional, but an elected brief may not exceed 10 pages, including all photos and exhibits.
Counsel should lodge, rather than file, a one-page statement identifying the issues in dispute.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward County
View all rules for FL-BROWARD-CIRCUIT.For special set hearings, the motion is limited to a maximum of 15 pages including footnotes and endnotes.
Motions uploaded to CMS for special set hearings are limited to 25 pages including footnotes and endnotes, due five business days before the hearing.
Motions are limited to 4 pages if set on motion calendar and 10 pages if set for special set hearing.
Motions set on motion calendar are limited to 4 pages and motions set for special set hearing are limited to 10 pages.
The movant's statement of material facts may not exceed 12 pages.
A motion seeking relief from the page limits may not exceed 2 pages.
The opposing statement of material facts may not exceed 10 pages.
The movant's statement of material facts may not exceed 10 pages.
Milwaukee County Circuit Court
View all rules for WI-MILWAUKEE-CIRCUIT.Support and opposition briefs for the covered motions may not exceed 10 pages, while briefs for class-certification motions may not exceed 25 pages; the court may disregard overlong briefs and may modify the limits for good cause.
Postconviction motions and briefs that exceed the applicable page limits may be disregarded by the court.
Support and opposition briefs for temporary-injunction or restraining-order motions may not exceed 10 pages; the court may disregard overlong briefs and may modify the limit for good cause.
The court may permit an oversized postconviction motion or brief upon a timely showing of good cause, but a motion under Wis. Stat. § 974.06 may never exceed 20 pages.
Responsive briefs in postconviction motion proceedings may not exceed 20 pages.
Civil-division affidavits, including exhibits, may not exceed 250 pages unless the court gives advance written permission, with an exception for insurance-policy exhibits attached to affidavits contesting insurance coverage.
Support and opposition briefs in criminal habeas or certiorari matters are limited to 20 double-spaced pages and must comply with Rule 1.10; reply briefs are limited to 10 pages.
Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado
View all rules for CO-EL-PASO-DISTRICT.A response to a Notice of Discovery Dispute is subject to the same three-page, double-spaced, 12-point-font restrictions as the initial brief.
The page limits include all listed briefing components and other matters but exclude the certificate of service.
The brief in a Notice of Discovery Dispute is limited to three pages, must be double-spaced, and must use 12-point font.
When a party files more than one Rule 56 motion, all of that party's motions and response briefs together may not exceed 25 pages.
Summary-judgment motions and response briefs are limited to 20 double-spaced pages, while reply briefs are limited to 15 double-spaced pages.
A Trial Management Certificate may not exceed 15 pages, excluding the header, signature lines, and certificate of service, and each party must receive equal space.
Each party must file a statement of no more than 2 pages describing the disputed discovery issues and that party's position no later than three days before the status conference.
The Joint Trial Management Certificate is limited to 15 pages, excluding the header, signature lines, and certificate of service.
The Joint Trial Management Certificate is limited to 15 pages, excluding the header, signature lines, and certificate of service, and each party receives equal space.
Florida 5 Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter)
View all rules for FL-FIFTH-JUDICIAL-CIRCUIT.Unless the Court gives prior permission, a legal memorandum may not exceed 15 pages.
The certificate of service must list the parties and must fit on one page rather than being split across two pages.
Unless the court gives prior permission, a legal memorandum may not exceed fifteen pages.
Unless the Court gives prior permission, a legal memorandum may not exceed 15 pages.
Unless the court gives prior permission, a legal memorandum may not exceed 15 pages.
Absent the Court's prior permission, a legal memorandum may not exceed 15 pages.
Unless the court grants prior permission, legal memoranda on motions or court requests are limited to 10 pages, in 12-point font and double spaced; motions and memoranda, responses, and replies each have a 10-page limit.
New York Supreme Court, Bronx County
View all rules for NY-BRONX-SUPREME.Parties must comply with the word-count limits in 22 NYCRR § 202.8-b, but the court may allow oversized submissions upon oral or written application with notice to all parties.
Parties must comply with the word-count limits in 22 NYCRR § 202.8-b, and the court may permit over-length submissions upon a NYSCEF letter application.
Parties must comply with the word-count limits in 22 NYCRR 202.8-b, but the Court may permit an oversized submission upon oral or written application with notice to all parties.
The word limits in Uniform Rule 202.8-b(a) will be strictly enforced for motion filings.
A motion must not exceed the word count specified in 22 NYCRR 202.8-b unless the court grants leave.
The court may permit an oversize submission upon oral or written application with notice to all parties.
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Hillsborough County
View all rules for FL-THIRTEENTH-JUDICIAL-CIRCUIT.A single motion may not exceed 25 pages, excluding all attachments.
Briefs should not exceed ten pages absent good cause or leave of court.
Photographs, charts, diagrams, and caselaw are excluded from the 10-page limit.
Snohomish County Superior Court
View all rules for WA-SNOHOMISH-SUPERIOR.A moving party's reply declaration may include up to 1 submission and 5 pages.
In family-law motions, supporting declarations and affidavits are limited to 25 pages total, responsive materials to 25 pages total, and reply materials to 5 pages total, absent prior court authorization.
Previously filed declarations or affidavits supplied solely as a convenience to the court do not count toward the page limit.
A responding party's declaration in opposition may include up to 1 submission and 40 pages, excluding text messages, photographs, and emails.
A countermotion requesting the same or related relief and scheduled with the opposing motion does not provide an additional 25-page support limit, 25-page opposition limit, or 5-page reply limit.
A petition and supporting petitioner declaration may include up to 1 submission and 40 pages, excluding text messages, photographs, and emails.
A party may submit up to 3 declarations of non-party witnesses in response to the petition, with each declaration limited to 3 pages.
A party may submit up to 3 declarations of non-party witnesses in support of the petition, with each declaration limited to 3 pages.
Exhibits consisting of declarations or affidavits, photographs, messages, emails, electronic communications, depositions, and similar materials count toward the applicable declaration-and-affidavit page limit.
Dallas County Civil District Courts
View all rules for TX-DALLAS-CIVIL-DISTRICT-COURTS.Only one appendix, limited to 25 one-sided pages, may support any motion or brief.
Briefs are limited to no more than 25 pages.
Only one appendix, limited to 25 one-sided pages, may be filed in support of any motion or brief.
Motions and briefs are limited to 25 one-sided pages.
Only one appendix, limited to 25 one-sided pages, may be filed in support of any motion or brief.
Motions and briefs are limited to 25 one-sided pages.
New York Supreme Court, Erie County
View all rules for NY-ERIE-SUPREME.Affidavits and affirmations may not exceed 25 pages unless the Court grants prior approval.
Affidavits and affirmations are limited to 7,000 words unless the Court grants prior approval.
A case summary of no more than two pages is required at least two days before the initial commercial or civil conference.
A one-page case summary is required before the conference.
The required case summary may not exceed one page.
Circuit Court for Baltimore City
View all rules for MD-BALTIMORE-CITY-CIRCUIT.A party objecting to the amendment must file and serve a show-cause writing of no more than three pages by the close of business on March 30, 1993, with a courtesy copy to chambers.
A defendant's written objections to removal are limited to two pages per claim.
The Mediation Conference Statement may not exceed six pages.
A defendant's written objections to removal from the Inactive Docket must be submitted within 30 days and may not exceed two pages per claim.
An objection to the amendment must be written, no more than three pages, filed with the court with a courtesy copy to chambers and served on all other counsel by close of business on September 10, 1993.
A written objection to the amendment may not exceed three pages.
An electronically converted document is accepted as complying with a page limit if the participant's own electronic copy, when viewed, complies with that limit.
Collin County District Courts
View all rules for TX-COLLIN-DISTRICT.The formal pre-trial trial summary should be limited to one page when possible.
The trial summary should be limited to one page.
The joint trial summary should be limited to one page.
Superior Court of DeKalb County
View all rules for GA-DEKALB-SUPERIOR.Unless advance permission is obtained, a motion may not exceed 20 pages, excluding the specified supporting materials.
Response briefs may not exceed 20 pages, excluding tables of contents, affidavits, deposition extracts, and relevant exhibits.
Replies, sur-replies, and supplemental briefs generally must not exceed 10 pages unless good cause and prior authorization are provided.
Absent advance permission, motions may not exceed 20 pages, excluding tables of contents, affidavits, deposition extracts, and relevant exhibits.
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara
View all rules for CA-SANTA-CLARA-SUPERIOR.Each side's Informal Discovery Conference brief is limited to no more than 6 pages.
Evidentiary attachments to pleadings filed with Family Court must not exceed 10 pages, except orders to show cause re contempt or applications for wage assignments; Judicial Council form attachments are excluded.
Submitting more than 15 pages to an FCS evaluator or screener requires the evaluator's or screener's consent upon a showing of good cause.
Mandatory Settlement Conference Statements are limited to five pages, excluding exhibits.
Evidentiary attachments to Family Court pleadings are limited to 10 pages (excluding Judicial Council form attachments), with exceptions for contempt orders to show cause and wage assignment applications; additional attachments require an ex parte application.
Superior Court of California, County of Riverside
View all rules for CA-RIVERSIDE-SUPERIOR.Trial briefs are limited to 20 pages, inclusive of attachments.
Trial briefs must not exceed 15 pages, inclusive of attachments.
Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County
View all rules for NV-CLARK-DISTRICT.Unsigned competing orders must be accompanied by a 1-page bullet-point cover letter placed as page 1 of the PDF.
All motions are limited to 30 pages excluding exhibits under EDCR 2.20(a), unless leave of court is obtained.
The cover letter accompanying a competing order is limited to 1 page.
Richland County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-RICHLAND-COMMON-PLEAS.A facsimile filing may not exceed 10 pages, excluding its cover sheet.
Each party must prepare and submit a Confidential Mediation Statement no longer than five double-spaced, typewritten pages before the scheduled mediation date.
Motions and response briefs are limited to 30 pages excluding supporting documents, reply memoranda are limited to 12 pages, and an over-limit filing may be struck.
A Confidential Mediation Statement may not exceed five typewritten pages and must describe the essential facts, disputed issues, and current status of settlement negotiations.
A facsimile filing may not exceed 10 pages, excluding its cover sheet.
Marion Superior Court
View all rules for IN-MARION-SUPERIOR.When a reply introduces new evidence or evidentiary objections, the non-moving party may file an eight-page surreply limited to those matters within five days after service of the reply brief.
A party filing a motion for summary judgment may file an eight-page reply brief within 10 days after service of the opposing party’s submissions.
Discovery-dispute motions, accompanying memoranda, and supporting materials may not exceed 15 double-spaced pages.
18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County
View all rules for IL-DUPAGE-CIRCUIT.Motions and responses are limited to 15 pages and replies to 8 pages including supporting memoranda and exhibits.
Motions and writings in support of or opposition to a motion are limited to 15 pages (excluding supporting documents) without prior leave of Court.
Motions and writings in support or opposition are limited to 15 pages excluding supporting documents without prior leave of Court, and all grounds attacking a pleading must be contained in a single motion subject to that limit.
Motions and supporting or opposing writings are limited to 15 pages excluding supporting documents, unless prior leave of Court is granted.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County
View all rules for MI-OAKLAND-CIRCUIT.Briefs must comply with the MCR’s form and length limits, though the Court may approve a longer limit before the motion deadline for specified complex or first-impression cases.
Motions that exceed the applicable page limit will be rejected.
A supplement focusing on post-conviction circumstances should be submitted before the hearing and limited to five pages.
A party seeking to exceed the page limit must file a separate motion.
Lake County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-LAKE-COMMON-PLEAS.Objections, opposition briefs, and reply briefs are each limited to 10 pages unless the court grants prior leave.
After the initial pleadings, the body or text of any motion, brief, or memorandum is limited to 10 pages.
The body or text of any document filed after the pleadings is limited to ten pages.
For all parties, the body or text of any document filed after the pleadings is limited to ten pages.
The body or text of a document generally may not exceed ten pages without leave of court, but complaints, counterclaims, cross-claims, and third-party complaints are excepted.
Denver District Court
View all rules for CO-DENVER-DISTRICT.Trial briefs are limited to five pages.
Motions and responsive briefs under C.R.C.P. 12(b)(1)/(2) or 56 are limited to 25 pages; reply briefs to 10 pages; excluding caption, signature block, certificate of service, and attachments.
Greene County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-GREENE-COMMON-PLEAS.A memorandum supporting a motion is limited to 15 pages, excluding the table of contents, tables of authorities, and appendices, unless the Court grants prior leave.
Subject to contrary judicial, statutory, or superintendence rules, an initial appellant or cross-appellant brief may not exceed 25 pages, excluding the specified preliminary and appendix materials, without prior leave of court.
An opposition memorandum is limited to 15 pages, excluding the table of contents, authorities, and appendices, unless the court grants prior leave.
A motion memorandum may not exceed 15 pages without prior Court authorization.
Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee Counties
View all rules for FL-TWENTIETH-JUDICIAL-CIRCUIT.A movant’s optional summary-judgment reply is limited to seven pages, must contain pinpoint record citations, and may be filed within ten days after service of the response.
Memoranda or briefs considered for any hearing may not exceed ten pages and must satisfy the specified paper, lettering, and spacing requirements.
Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-MONTGOMERY-COMMON-PLEAS.Objections and supporting memoranda are limited to 20 pages and must comply with Rules 2.02 and 6.03.
Unless the mediator approves otherwise, a mediation conference statement may not exceed three pages and must address factual and legal issues, damages, settlement history, and any demands or offers.
Memoranda may not exceed 20 pages, excluding the certificate of service, and the court may modify the limit for good cause and impose conditions.
A mediation conference statement may not exceed three pages unless the mediator approves otherwise and must state the parties’ positions on facts, law, damages, and settlement history, including demands and offers.
Superior Court of California, County of Placer
View all rules for CA-PLACER-SUPERIOR.Each administrative record volume may contain no more than 300 pages and must be separately bound in a three-ring binder.
Documentation submitted for emergency or expedited mediation appointments may not exceed 13 pages.
Further information submitted to the Reporting Mediator may not exceed 13 pages and must be provided to Family Court Services and the other party or attorney at least three calendar days before the scheduled appointment.
For a partial evaluation, further information may be submitted up to 13 pages if delivered at least three calendar days before the appointment with proof of service on the opposing party or attorney.
Documentation submitted for an emergency or expedited evaluation appointment may not exceed 13 pages.
Superior Court of California, County of Kings
View all rules for CA-KINGS-SUPERIOR.Declarations may not exceed ten typewritten, double-spaced pages without prior court approval, but attached exhibits are excluded from this restriction.
A reply or closing declaration may not exceed five pages, excluding exhibits.
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Cruz
View all rules for CA-SANTA-CRUZ-SUPERIOR.The joint statement on pending discovery issues may not exceed five pages.
A confidential mediation brief may not exceed ten pages, with necessary exhibits excluded from the page count.
The joint statement on pending discovery issues may not exceed five pages, and noncompliance may result in monetary sanctions, termination of the conference, or both.
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
View all rules for PA-ALLEGHENY-COMMON-PLEAS.Neither party’s exceptions brief may exceed 10 pages.
A party electing the opportunity to make a voir dire statement must include verbatim text of 200 words or fewer in its pre-trial statement.
Each party has a total of ten minutes to argue its motion.
Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin
View all rules for CA-SAN-JOAQUIN-SUPERIOR.The court will not consider attachments exceeding the applicable 50-page or 100-page limit without prior approval.
Attachments to a minor’s or incapacitated person’s compromise petition generally may not exceed 50 pages without court authorization.
When settlement distribution is requested through a special needs trust, attachments may not exceed 100 pages without court authorization.
Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Orange and Osceola Counties
View all rules for FL-NINTH-JUDICIAL-CIRCUIT.The signature block, certificate of service, certificate of good faith conference, and case caption are excluded from the page-limit calculation.
A reply memorandum may address only matters raised in the opposition and may not exceed 10 pages.
An opposition memorandum may not exceed 25 pages.
A memorandum of law may support only one motion, and the motion and memorandum together may not exceed 25 pages.
Superior Court of California, County of Fresno
View all rules for CA-FRESNO-SUPERIOR.Opening and opposition memoranda may not exceed 22 pages when formatted with one-and-one-half line spacing.
Reply may not exceed 20 pages when double-spaced.
Reply may not exceed 15 pages when formatted with one-and-one-half line spacing.
Superior Court of California, County of Nevada
View all rules for CA-NEVADA-SUPERIOR.22nd Judicial Circuit Court, McHenry County
View all rules for IL-MCHENRY-CIRCUIT.Superior Court of California, County of Monterey
View all rules for CA-MONTEREY-SUPERIOR.Opening and opposition memoranda in writ proceedings are each limited to 7,500 words.
A reply memorandum in a writ proceeding is limited to 5,000 words.
A memorandum may not exceed the page limits set by the California Rules of Court unless the court grants advance permission.
Warren County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-WARREN-COMMON-PLEAS.Opposition memoranda may not exceed 20 double-spaced pages.
A party may request leave to exceed the page limits, but any over-limit filing must include a summary of no more than two double-spaced pages.
Stark County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-STARK-COMMON-PLEAS.A facsimile filing, including attachments, may not exceed ten pages, excluding the cover page.
A fax transmission may not exceed 10 pages.
Dane County Circuit Court
View all rules for WI-DANE-CIRCUIT.Unless otherwise ordered by the court, typed initial and response briefs may not exceed 40 pages.
Unless the court orders otherwise, typed reply briefs and non-party briefs may not exceed 10 pages and must follow the stated format, while handwritten versions may not exceed 4,000 words.
A facsimile transmission may not exceed 15 pages including any cover sheet unless the assigned judge or commissioner approves a case-by-case exception.
Handwritten initial and response briefs of a party or guardian ad litem may not exceed 20,000 words.
New York Supreme Court, Monroe County
View all rules for NY-MONROE-SUPREME.Honolulu First Circuit Court
View all rules for HI-FIRST-CIRCUIT.Support and opposition memoranda are limited to 20 pages, and reply memoranda to 10 pages, excluding affidavits, exhibits, and attachments.
The court may permit an ex parte motion to exceed memorandum page limits when good cause is shown.
Shelby County Circuit Court, Tennessee
View all rules for TN-SHELBY-CIRCUIT.Initial and responding briefs may not exceed 30 pages, excluding supporting affidavits and documents, without leave of court.
Initial and responding briefs are limited to 30 pages, and reply briefs to 5 pages, excluding supporting affidavits and documents, unless the Court grants leave.
A reply brief may not exceed 5 pages without leave of court.
Superior Court of California, County of Orange
View all rules for CA-ORANGE-SUPERIOR.IDC briefs limited to 6 pages and must be filed 3 court days before the conference.
IDC joint letter brief limited to 4 pages.
Clark County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-CLARK-COMMON-PLEAS.Jackson County Circuit Court
View all rules for MO-JACKSON-CIRCUIT.Civil continuance pleadings collectively may not exceed three pages.
Suggestions supporting or opposing discovery-related motions are limited to five pages.
A continuance application and related supporting pleadings may not exceed three pages collectively.
Butler County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-BUTLER-COMMON-PLEAS.All briefs and memoranda are limited to 15 pages unless leave is obtained sufficiently in advance; excess filings and last-minute leave motions will be stricken.
Briefs are limited to 15 pages unless the court grants leave for an exception.
Wood County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-WOOD-COMMON-PLEAS.14th Judicial Circuit Court, Rock Island County
View all rules for IL-ROCK-ISLAND-CIRCUIT.A motion and any supporting or opposition writing may not exceed 10 total pages, excluding supporting documents, without prior court leave.
A motion or supporting or opposing writing may not exceed 10 pages in total, excluding supporting documents, without prior leave of Court.
Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-LUCAS-COMMON-PLEAS.Memoranda supporting or opposing a motion or brief are limited to 20 pages, excluding supporting exhibits.
A party may seek leave to exceed the 20-page memorandum or brief limit by showing good cause and filing a motion stating the requested page count and reasons for additional pages.
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-CUYAHOGA-COMMON-PLEAS.Trial briefs may not exceed three pages.
Final pretrial statements, including exhibits, may not exceed 10 pages.
Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt
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View all rules for TX-MATAGORDA-DISTRICT.The responding party may email a two-page, 12-point-font response with template updates stating whether objections will be removed or whether the requested item is within its care, custody, and control, and enter that information under “Non-Movant.”
A responding or non-movant party may submit a three-page, 12-point email response and must update the discovery spreadsheet under the “Non-Movant” section with the requested information.
Superior Court of California, County of Shasta
View all rules for CA-SHASTA-SUPERIOR.Each administrative-record volume is limited to 300 pages and must be numerically tabbed by document number.
A single declaration may not exceed 10 pages, and the total submission by or on behalf of any parent, including exhibits and attachments, may not exceed 30 pages.
Memoranda of points and authorities, including their length, must comply with California Rules of Court 3.1113 unless the court orders otherwise.
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View all rules for OH-DELAWARE-COMMON-PLEAS.The court may strike a motion or memorandum that exceeds the applicable page limits.
Motions and nonreply memoranda may not exceed 25 double-spaced pages in at least 12-point font, excluding supporting documents, while reply memoranda may not exceed 12 double-spaced pages.
Superior Court of California, County of Tulare
View all rules for CA-TULARE-SUPERIOR.A routine request to extend or shorten time must be submitted in writing to the clerk, may not exceed five pages, and must include a declaration under penalty of perjury.
The request document is limited to five pages and must include a declaration under penalty of perjury.
Tulsa County District Court
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View all rules for CA-KERN-SUPERIOR.A party may seek ex parte permission to exceed the Rule 5.111 page limit by providing written notice to the other parties and stating why additional pages are necessary.
California Rules of Court, rule 5.111 page limits do not apply to evidentiary attachments to pleadings or exhibits submitted for a hearing at which at least one party appears remotely.
Champaign County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
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