FORM OF PAPERS

U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota

Rule Set: Civil Local Rules of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota

Rule: 83.4

Jurisdiction: DSD

Bluebook Citation: D.S.D. L.R. 83.4

A. In General.

All documents must be on 82 x 11-inch paper. The text must be double-spaced, but quotations more than two lines long must be indented and single-spaced. Headings and footnotes must be single-spaced. Margins must be at least one inch on all four sides.

Fonts must be at least 12-point. Papers not in the required form may not be filed without leave of the court. Exhibits attached to documents must, if feasible, be similarly typewritten, printed, or otherwise reproduced in clear, legible, and permanent form.

B. Redactions.

If it is necessary to redact documents produced pursuant to discovery and/or filed with the court, redactions must be made in black, making it clear that information was removed.

A. Filing Fees.

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