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Oregon Pleading Paper Template

Oregon court filings use pleading paper. Under Uniform Trial Court Rule 2.010 every pleading, motion, and requested instruction must be double-spaced with numbered lines, with a one-inch margin on each side and the top two inches of the page left blank.

Introduction

Oregon is one of the states that still requires true pleading paper. Under Uniform Trial Court Rule (UTCR) 2.010, all pleadings, motions, and requested instructions must be double-spaced and prepared with numbered lines down the page. Other documents may be single-spaced and need not carry line numbers, but the core filings that frame a case do. The same rule fixes the page geometry: a one-inch margin must be left on each side of the page, and the top two inches of the page must be left blank so the court has room for its filing stamp and case information. Because UTCR 2.010 is a uniform rule, it applies in Oregon circuit courts statewide rather than varying county by county. A pleading that arrives single-spaced, without numbered lines, with narrow side margins, or with text running into the reserved top two inches can be rejected, and a rejected filing can cost you a deadline. This page lays out the UTCR 2.010 numbered-line requirement, the double-spacing rule, the one-inch side margins, and the two-inch blank top so your document is in the form an Oregon trial court expects. DocDraft drafts your document on properly formatted Oregon pleading paper from your facts, with attorney review available before you file.

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Key Things to Know

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    Oregon is a numbered-line pleading-paper state. Under UTCR 2.010, all pleadings, motions, and requested instructions must be prepared with numbered lines.

  2. 2

    UTCR 2.010 requires those same pleadings, motions, and requested instructions to be double-spaced. Other documents may be single-spaced and the lines need not be numbered.

  3. 3

    A one-inch margin must be left on each side of the page under UTCR 2.010.

  4. 4

    The top two inches of the page must be left blank under UTCR 2.010, reserving space for the court's filing stamp and case information.

  5. 5

    UTCR 2.010 is a uniform trial court rule, so the numbered-line and margin requirements apply in Oregon circuit courts statewide rather than being set county by county.

  6. 6

    Documents other than pleadings, motions, and requested instructions are not required by UTCR 2.010 to be double-spaced or line-numbered, though other format details for a specific filing can be governed by separate UTCR provisions or supplementary local rules.

Key decisions before you file

Before you file a Pleading Paper in Oregon, 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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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF [COUNTY]

[PLAINTIFF NAME], Plaintiff, Case No. [NUMBER]

 v.                                               [TITLE OF DOCUMENT]

[DEFENDANT NAME], Defendant.

[Caption per the title of the action and case number. The top two inches of the first page must be left blank for the court's filing stamp under UTCR 2.010.]

[Body formatted per UTCR 2.010: pleadings, motions, and requested instructions must be double-spaced and prepared with numbered lines, with a one-inch margin on each side of the page.]

DATED this [DAY] day of [MONTH], [YEAR].

[SIGNATURE] [NAME / OSB NUMBER if attorney] [ADDRESS] [TELEPHONE] [EMAIL]

Oregon Requirements for Pleading Paper

Numbered lines

Under UTCR 2.010, all pleadings, motions, and requested instructions must be prepared with numbered lines down the page. Other documents need not be line-numbered.

Double spacing

UTCR 2.010 requires all pleadings, motions, and requested instructions to be double-spaced. Other documents may be single-spaced under the same rule.

Side margins

A one-inch margin must be left on each side of the page under UTCR 2.010.

Two-inch blank top

Under UTCR 2.010, two inches at the top of the page must be left blank to reserve room for the court's filing stamp and case information.

Caption and title of action

The first page identifies the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the county where the action is filed, the parties, the case number, and the title of the document, with the reserved top two inches left blank per UTCR 2.010.

Single-spacing allowed for other documents

UTCR 2.010 limits the double-spaced, line-numbered requirement to pleadings, motions, and requested instructions. All other documents may be single-spaced and the lines need not be numbered.

Statewide uniform rule

UTCR 2.010 is a uniform trial court rule, so the numbered-line, double-spacing, and margin requirements apply across Oregon circuit courts rather than being set individually by county.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Under Uniform Trial Court Rule 2.010, all pleadings, motions, and requested instructions filed in Oregon must be prepared with numbered lines and double-spaced. Other documents may be single-spaced, and their lines need not be numbered.

Under UTCR 2.010, a one-inch margin must be left on each side of the page, and the top two inches of the page must be left blank. The blank top reserves space for the court's filing stamp and case information.

UTCR 2.010 requires that all pleadings, motions, and requested instructions be double-spaced. Documents other than pleadings, motions, and requested instructions may be single-spaced under the same rule.

UTCR 2.010 directs that two inches at the top of the page be left blank. That reserved space gives the court room to apply its filing stamp and case information without overprinting the body of the document.