Document Management

(a) Page/Word Limits Unless otherwise ordered, motions, oppositions, and replies must be either page or word limited. (1) For motions brought under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b), 12(c), and 56, motion and opposition memoranda must not exceed 35 pages or 10,000 words, with replies not exceeding 20 pages or 5,700 words. (2) For all other motions, motion and opposition memoranda must not exceed 20 pages or 5,700 words, with replies not exceeding 10 pages or 2,750 words. (3) If used, word counts must be certified at the end of the document.

(4) Page/word limits do not include the case caption, signature blocks, table of contents, table of citations, Rand notices, or reproduction of statutes, rules, regulations, and ordinances. (b) References to Other Parts of Record (1) A party asserting a fact must support the assertion by citing to particular parts of materials in the record, including depositions, affidavits or declarations, stipulations, discovery responses, or other materials. Local Civil Rules for the District of Alaska Effective October 15, 2025 (2) Where practical, reference to previously filed portions of the record should be made to avoid repetition. The reference must include, when available, the document number and page number assigned by the CM/ECF System.

(c) Exhibits to Motions (1) All exhibits to documents must be marked as described in Local Civil Rule 39.3 with the exhibit number or letter followed by the page number of the exhibit, e.g., “Ex. A, p. 1.” (2) If more than 5 exhibits are attached, the exhibits must be preceded by a table of contents identifying each exhibit by number and description. (3) Exhibits filed electronically must be filed as a related document as provided in Local Civil Rule 5.1(f)(1). (4) For registered CM/ECF users, exhibits that cannot be electronically filed may be filed conventionally only upon order of the court.

See Local Civil Rule 7.3(c).