D.N. Mar. I. LR 5.2

a. General Requirements. All pleadings, motions, and other documents presented

for filing must be on 8.5 x 11 inch white paper or plain background, with double-spaced numbering running the length of the left margin, and must be plainly

typewritten, printed, or prepared by a clearly legible duplication process. Block

quotations, footnotes, and headings may be single-spaced; all other text must be

double-spaced. All text must be in 12-point type or larger and in a serif font. Pages

must be one-sided and numbered consecutively.

Three inches of the upper right-hand corner of the first page of all documents

must be left blank for the clerk’s use.

Unless otherwise required by this Rule, each page must have a margin of not less

than 1.5 inches on the top, one inch on the bottom, one-half inch on the right

hand margin, and one inch on the left hand side of the page.

The text of all documents filed in CM/ECF must be searchable, in conformity

with Appendix A.3 of these Rules.

This rule does not apply to: (1) exhibits submitted for filing, except that pages from

depositions, trial transcripts, or any other sources may not be reduced in size so as

to fit more than one page of transcription or other material on to one page of an

exhibit; (2) documents filed in removed actions prior to removal from the

Commonwealth courts; and (3) forms furnished by the Court.

b. Citations to Authority. All citations to legal authority must be in a generally

recognized form that enables both the Court and all parties to locate the cited

work. If a cited case or other authority is not available on LexisNexis or Westlaw,

the citing party must attach a copy of the authority to the pleading as an exhibit.

c. Counsel Identification. The name, mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone

number of counsel (or, if proceeding without counsel, of the party), and the

specific identification of each party represented by name and interest in the

litigation (i.e., plaintiff, defendant, etc.), must appear in the upper left-hand corner

of the first page of each paper presented for filing, except that in multiparty

proceedings reference may be made to the signature page for the complete list of

parties represented.

d. Caption and Title.

1. “IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT / FOR THE NORTHERN

MARIANA ISLANDS” must appear on two lines, single-spaced and centered,

on the first page of all documents, at least 1.5 inches from the top of the

page.

2. The title of the proceeding must appear on the first page of all documents

below the title of the Court and to the left of the center of the page. In a

complaint, the title of the proceeding must contain the names of all parties.

In all documents other than a complaint, the title of the proceeding may be

appropriately abbreviated.

3. The file number of the proceeding, a designation of the proceeding (i.e., as

civil, criminal, bankruptcy, etc.), and a title describing the paper(s) presented

for filing must appear on the first page of all documents below the title of

the Court and to the right of the title of the proceeding.

4. Every pleading must be specifically and particularly identified (e.g.,

“Plaintiff’s Opposition to Defendant’s Motion for Partial Summary

Judgment”).

e. Hearing Date and Time. The first page of every motion, opposition, reply, or

other filing directed to a matter for which a hearing will be held must indicate the

date and time of the hearing (e.g., “Defendant’s Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion

for Summary Judgment” and, below that, “Hearing: June 29, 2017 / Time: 9:00

a.m.”).

f. Information to be Redacted. All parties must strictly observe the privacy

protection for filings made with the Court as set forth in Rule 5.2 of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure and Appendix A.14 of these Local Rules. Failure to redact

information as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2 and Appendix A.14 may result in

the striking of a filing from the record and the imposition of other sanctions. A

party wishing to file a document containing such personal information may file an

unredacted copy under seal. This document will be retained by the Court as part

of the record. The Court may, however, still require the party to file a redacted

copy for the public file.

The responsibility for redacting these personal identifiers rests solely with counsel

and the parties. The Clerk’s Office will not review each pleading for compliance

with this Rule.

g. Deficiency Notice. The clerk may notify a party of any format nonconformity and

require the party to submit a conforming document. Failure to correct a

nonconformity within two business days after notification by the clerk is grounds

for the Court, in its discretion, to strike the nonconforming document.