Formatting of Court Filings (Exemplar follows this rule)

(a) Form in General (1) All documents filed with the court must: (A) be double-spaced, except quotations longer than 50 words or 5 lines should be single-spaced and indented; (B) have margins of at least 1 inch around all text, including footers; (C) if more than 1 page, include at the bottom of each page: (i) a page number; and (ii) a footer including the case name and number; (D) use at least 13-point, proportionally-spaced font, or the equivalent; and (E) be without interlineation unless noted by the court and printed or written on only one side of the paper. (2) Conventionally filed documents must be: (A) on letter size (8½” by 11”) white paper of good quality; and (B) typed or legibly written in black ink. (3) Electronically filed documents must be: (A) in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (“.pdf”); and (B) word searchable. Local Civil Rules for the District of Alaska Effective October 15, 2025 (b) Information to be Placed on First Page The first page of each document filed with the court must contain the following information.

(1) Attorney’s or Party’s Name/Address. (A) The name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the attorney(s) or firm appearing for a party to an action or proceeding, or of a person appearing without an attorney, must be typewritten or printed in the space to the left of center of the paper beginning at least 1 inch below the top edge; or (B) The attorney or firm’s name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address may be printed on the left-hand margin of the paper. (C) The attorney must identify the party the attorney represents. (2) The title of the court is to be centered on the paper and commence not less than 1 inch below the top edge, and in any event not less than ½ inch below the name, address, and telephone number of the attorney or person appearing without an attorney if this appears at the top of the page as provided in paragraph (b)(1)(A).

(3) Clerk’s Filing Marks; Case Number. (A) A space at the top right of the page must be reserved for any filing marks of the Clerk’s office. (B) The case number should be included below the title of the court on the right side of the paper, including the initials of the judge assigned to the case. (4) Title of Action or Proceeding (Case Caption).

(A) Below the title of the court and to the left of center of the page, the title of the action or proceeding must be inserted. (B) If all defendants cannot be named on the first page, the names of defendants may appear on the second page. (C) Except for complaints and summonses, lengthy case captions may be reduced to indicate the first named party plaintiff and/or defendant followed by “et al.” (D) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the name of a party who is terminated as a party in the action must be removed from the caption. (5) Title of Document.

Below the title of the court and the case number, and centered on the page, the title of the document (i.e., complaint, motion, etc.) must be inserted. See also Local Civil Rules 7.1(f), 8.1(a), and 38.1(a). Local Civil Rules for the District of Alaska Effective October 15, 2025 (c) Information to be Placed on Signature Page (1) Names and Alaska bar numbers, if applicable, are to be typed beneath signatures to documents. (2) An attorney must identify each party the attorney represents.