US · rules
D. Md. L.R. 102.2
Format of Court Documents
a) Caption
The case caption on all court documents shall contain only a short title, consisting of the
names of the first plaintiff and the first defendant only, and the civil action number. This
Rule shall not apply to the original complaint (which shall contain the names and addresses
of all parties and the county of residence of any Maryland party) or any pleading seeking to
add a new party (which shall contain the short caption and the name and address of the
parties sought to be added and the county of residence of any Maryland party sought to be
added).
b) Margins, Spacing, and Numbering
All documents filed with the Court shall not exceed 8 1/2” x 11”, with a one-inch
margin on all sides. Lines of text for all documents, including correspondence, shall be
double-spaced except for quotations and footnotes. Pages shall be numbered at the bottom
of every page after the first page. Typed or printed material shall appear in at least 12-point
font size for text and at least 10-point font size for footnotes in Times New Roman or larger
typeface. Documents may not be handwritten unless the filer did not have the ability to
submit typed or printed material.
c) Legibility
No document shall be accepted for filing unless it is legible.
Provenance
- Source
- www.mdd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-18
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