Indiana Pleading Paper Template
Indiana Trial Rule 10 requires all four text margins at least one inch, 12-point or larger type in one of a listed set of typefaces, double-spaced text, and pages consecutively numbered at the bottom beginning with numeral one.
Introduction
What stands out in Indiana's format rule is its closed list of approved typefaces. Under Indiana Rule of Trial Procedure 10, body text and footnotes must be 12-point or larger in one of the typefaces the rule names: Arial, Baskerville, Book Antiqua, Bookman, Bookman Old Style, Century, Century Schoolbook, Calisto MT, CG Times, Garamond, Georgia, New Baskerville, New Century Schoolbook, Palatino, or Times New Roman, produced in a neat and legible manner using black type. Indiana does not use consecutively numbered margin lines, so this is a court filing format rather than pleading paper. Trial Rule 10 also fixes the rest of the physical form: all four text margins must be at least one inch from the edge of the page, all text must be double-spaced (except footnotes, tables, charts, similar material, and blocked-and-indented text, which are single-spaced), and pages must be consecutively numbered at the bottom beginning with numeral one. Paper is 8 1/2 by 11 inches, with conventionally filed documents printed on one side only. Every pleading must carry a caption setting forth the name of the court, the title of the action, the file number, and a Rule 7(A) designation. Helpfully, Trial Rule 10 includes a cure provision: a court may treat a filing as in substantial compliance and must allow a party to fix a nonconforming filing within a reasonable time. This page covers the Rule 10 typefaces, margins, spacing, page numbering, and caption. DocDraft drafts your document on properly formatted Indiana court format from your facts, with attorney review available before you file.
Key Things to Know
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Body text and footnotes must be 12-point or larger in one of the listed typefaces (Arial, Baskerville, Book Antiqua, Bookman, Bookman Old Style, Century, Century Schoolbook, Calisto MT, CG Times, Garamond, Georgia, New Baskerville, New Century Schoolbook, Palatino, or Times New Roman), in black type (Ind. T.R. 10).
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All four text margins must be at least one inch from the edge of the page (Ind. T.R. 10).
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All text must be double-spaced, except footnotes, tables, charts, similar material, and blocked-and-indented text, which are single-spaced (Ind. T.R. 10).
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All pages must be consecutively numbered at the bottom beginning with numeral one (Ind. T.R. 10).
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Paper is 8 1/2 by 11 inches; conventionally filed documents are printed on one side only (Ind. T.R. 10).
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Every pleading must contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the title of the action, the file number, and a Rule 7(A) designation (Ind. T.R. 10).
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A court may treat a filing as in substantial compliance and must allow a party to cure a nonconforming filing within a reasonable time (Ind. T.R. 10).
Key decisions before you file
Before you file a Pleading Paper in Indiana, a few decisions shape the document: which option to choose and what each one means. The Pleading Paper guide walks through them.
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Indiana Requirements for Pleading Paper
Paper is 8 1/2 by 11 inches; conventionally filed documents are printed on one side of the paper only (Ind. T.R. 10).
All four margins for the text of the document must be at least one inch from the edge of the page (Ind. T.R. 10).
Body text and footnotes must be 12-point or larger in one of the listed typefaces (such as Times New Roman, Century Schoolbook, Garamond, or Georgia), produced neatly and legibly in black type (Ind. T.R. 10).
All text must be double-spaced, except footnotes, tables, charts, similar material, and blocked-and-indented text, which are single-spaced (Ind. T.R. 10).
Every pleading must contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the title of the action, the file number, and a Rule 7(A) designation (Ind. T.R. 10).
All pages must be consecutively numbered at the bottom beginning with numeral one (Ind. T.R. 10).
A court may treat a filing as in substantial compliance and must allow a party to cure a nonconforming filing within a reasonable time (Ind. T.R. 10).
Attorney filings move through the Indiana e-filing system, with Trial Rule 10 format applying to electronic filings.
Frequently Asked Questions
Indiana Trial Rule 10 requires 12-point or larger type in both body and footnotes, in one of a listed set of typefaces including Arial, Century Schoolbook, Garamond, Georgia, Palatino, and Times New Roman, produced neatly and legibly in black type.
Under Indiana Trial Rule 10, all four margins for the text of the document must be at least one inch from the edge of the page. The rule applies these margins to pleadings, motions, memoranda, and briefs alike.
Indiana Trial Rule 10 requires all pages to be consecutively numbered at the bottom beginning with numeral one. The rule also requires double spacing for text, with single spacing only for footnotes, tables, charts, similar material, and blocked quotations.
Yes. Indiana Trial Rule 10 includes a substantial-compliance and cure provision: a court may consider a filing in substantial compliance and must allow a party to cure a nonconforming filing within a reasonable time.