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THE PRO TEM REPORTER
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Wednesday,
May 14, 2008 CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT RULES If you do any filing with the Central (i.e., For example, when providing
“courtesy” copies of Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF): All courtesy copies must be blue-backed and,
unless otherwise directed by the assigned Judge, use appropriate font size,
page numbering, exhibit tabbing, etc. The last page of e-filing must include
your e-mail notification from the Court that the document was e-filed and
must also be consecutively numbered. Before e-filing, check out the Court’s
37+-page Civil List of Events “cheat sheet,” which lists all the
document titles, to determine in which category your document belongs. The size limit for e-filed files must be less
than 5,000 kilobytes. If your file is more than 5,000 kilobytes (check the
size with the“Details” option in your
File Open screen), then you must break it up into smaller files. No Proofs of Service are required for
e-filings, unless a pro se litigant is not registered with Central District
Court, in which case personal service will be required. Only the signer of the pleading can use his or
her log-in and password for e-filing. In situations where there are pro hac vice attorney(s), and your
attorney is local counsel, only your attorney’s password and login can
be used. An example of a signature block is: By: /s/Jane Doe Local Counsel for Defendant Doe Email:
jane.doe@lawfirm.com This and other Central District rules can be
found in the December 2007 issue of LegaLines
(courtesy of Baker & McKenzie’s Cristina L. Conroy). You can also check the court website at:
www.cacd.uscourts.gov. MS WORD TIP Word provides a number of different shortcuts
you can use to format your paragraphs. Here is a list of the most common (and useful)
shortcuts (for MSW versions 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003): Shortcut Function Ctrl+1 Single-spaced paragraph Ctrl+5 1 1/2-line paragraph spacing Ctrl+2 Double-spaced paragraph Ctrl+L Left-aligned paragraph Ctrl+E Centered paragraph Ctrl+R Right-aligned paragraph Ctrl+J Justified
paragraph Ctrl+0 Add or remove one line of space
before the paragraph Ctrl+M Increase
indent one tab stop Shift+Ctrl+M Decrease indent one tab stop Ctrl+T Increase hanging indent by one tab
stop Shift+Ctrl+T Decrease hanging indent by one tab stop JOKE OF THE WEEK A couple of young boys were fishing at their
special pond off the beaten track. All of a sudden, the Game Warden jumped out of
the bushes. Immediately, one of the boys threw his rod down and started
running as fast as he could through the woods. The Game Warden was hot on his heels. After
about a half mile, the young man stopped and stooped over with his hands on
his thighs to catch his breath, so the Game Warden finally caught up to him. “Now, then, let’s see your fishin’ license, boy!” the Warden gasped. With that, the boy pulled out his wallet and
gave the Game Warden a valid fishing license. “Boy,” said the Game Warden,
“you must be about as dumb as a box of rocks! You don’t have to
run from me if you have a valid license!” “No, sir,” replied the boy,
“but my buddy back there—he don’t have one.”
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