court-formatting

Standardizes U.S. court-filing formatting for pleadings, motions, and briefs. Enforces caption structure, margins, fonts, spacing, pagination, line numbering, and e-filing constraints. Use when formatting court documents, preparing filings, or validating local-rules compliance.

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Court Document Formatting

Apply court formatting requirements using a local-rules-first workflow. Local rules and judge-specific standing orders always control over baselines.

Prerequisites

Gather before starting:

Court, division, and governing rule set (FRCP/FRAP/state + local rules)
Case number and full party names
Document type (pleading, motion, brief, notice, etc.)
Judge's individual practices or standing orders
E-filing portal requirements and file-size limits
Required certificates (service, word count, compliance)

Core Workflow

Step 1 — Identify Controlling Sources

Collect in priority order:

Judge's individual practices / standing orders
Local rules
General rules (FRCP/FRAP/state)
Court-provided forms or templates
E-filing portal requirements

Step 2 — Apply Baseline Formatting

Apply defaults, then override per local rule:

Element	Default	Override by
Paper	8.5 × 11"	Local rule
Margins	1" all sides	Local rule
Font	12 pt serif (e.g., Times New Roman)	Local rule
Body spacing	Double-spaced	Local rule
Pagination	Consecutive page numbers	Local rule
Line numbers	If required by jurisdiction	Local rule
Block quotes	Single-spaced, indented	Local rule
Footnotes	Single-spaced, same or smaller font	Local rule

Step 3 — Build the Caption

Required elements (verify each against docket):

Court name (full official name)
Division (if applicable)
Party names (exactly as on docket)
Case number
Document title
Filing party designation (if required)
Assigned judge / magistrate (if required)

Template:

IN THE [COURT NAME]
[DIVISION, IF APPLICABLE]

[PLAINTIFF NAME],                     )
     Plaintiff,                       )
v.                                    )   Case No. [NUMBER]
[DEFENDANT NAME],                     )
     Defendant.                       )

[DOCUMENT TITLE]

Step 4 — Check Local Variations

Verify each item against local rules:

Page or word limits (and what is excluded from the count)
Font typeface and minimum size
Spacing rules for body, headings, block quotes, footnotes
Line numbering requirements
Signature block format
Certificate of service content and placement
Exhibit labeling, pagination, and separators
Proposed order format and file type
Redaction rules and notation

Step 5 — E-Filing Compliance

File format: PDF or PDF/A as required
Scanned PDFs are OCR'd (unless court prohibits)
File size within portal limits; split if needed
Bookmarks included for long filings
Appendices/exhibits uploaded per portal rules (separate or combined)
Privacy redactions applied

Step 6 — Final Compliance Check

Caption matches docket exactly (case number, division, party names)
Page/word limits satisfied
All required certificates included in correct format and location
All exhibits labeled and cross-referenced in text
File name follows local-rule naming convention
E-filing requirements satisfied

Common Pitfalls

Assuming baselines apply: Never assume a default format is correct without checking local rules first.
Caption mismatches: Party names, case number, and court title must match the docket exactly — do not rephrase or abbreviate.
Missing certificates: Omitting certificate of service or word-count certificate is a common rejection reason.
Non-searchable PDFs: Ensure all PDFs are text-searchable unless the court explicitly forbids OCR.
Unclear requirements: If any formatting rule is ambiguous, flag it and request the exact rule citation before proceeding.

Key changes made:

Removed tags — not part of the Agent Skills spec
Tightened description — removed "Trigger keywords" list (the description itself contains discoverable terms); kept third-person voice
Added priority order to Step 1 (controlling sources) — the original was a flat list with no hierarchy
Converted Steps 4-6 to checklists (- [ ]) — enables copy-and-track workflow per best practices
Replaced "Guidelines" section with "Common Pitfalls" — more actionable, avoids restating what's already implicit in the workflow steps
Reduced from 127 lines to ~95 lines — removed redundant section headers ("Output Structure / Process"), duplicate information, and verbose labels while preserving all domain-accurate content

name	court-formatting
title	Court Document Formatting
description	Standardizes U.S. court-filing formatting for pleadings, motions, and briefs. Enforces caption structure, margins, fonts, spacing, pagination, line numbering, and e-filing constraints. Use when formatting court documents, preparing filings, or validating local-rules compliance.
author	CaseMark
author_url	https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/court-formatting
license	Apache-2.0
version	0.1.0
execution_mode	open

name	court-formatting
title	Court Document Formatting
description	Standardizes U.S. court-filing formatting for pleadings, motions, and briefs. Enforces caption structure, margins, fonts, spacing, pagination, line numbering, and e-filing constraints. Use when formatting court documents, preparing filings, or validating local-rules compliance.
author	CaseMark
author_url	https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/court-formatting
license	Apache-2.0
version	0.1.0
execution_mode	open