bundle-preparation

# Preparing a bundle A bundle rejected on format costs a hearing date. The checks are mechanical and they are always the same. ## Check Pagination continuous and matching the index · index accurate, with every document and its page · chronological within each section unless the order says otherwise · legible copies, no cut-off text, correct orientation · duplicates removed · privileged material removed, and checked twice · the court's page limit and file size · redactions applied to every copy, including the searchable text layer. ## The one nobody checks **Redaction in the text layer.** A black box drawn over a PDF hides nothing from copy-paste, and it is a disclosure incident rather than an embarrassment. ## Report Missing documents referenced in the index, documents present but not indexed, pagination breaks, and anything illegible — with page numbers. ## Never Include a document not on the index, renumber without reissuing the index, or assume a redaction from a previous bundle carried across.