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(b) Any party, counsel or those acting in pro se, may submit and serve a letter to the court at the expiration of sixty (60) days after any matter has been, or should have been, submitted to the court for decision if the court has not entered its written ruling.
LR 8-1. PLEADING JURISDICTION.
The first allegation of any complaint, counterclaim, cross-claim, third-party complaint or petition for affirmative relief shall state the statutory or other basis of claimed federal jurisdiction and the facts in support thereof.
LR 10-1. FORM OF PAPERS GENERALLY.
Papers presented for filing shall be flat, unfolded, firmly bound together at the top, pre-punched with two (2) holes, centered two and three-quarters inch (2 3/4?) apart and one-half inch (1/2?) to five-eighths inch (5/8?) from the top edge of the paper, and on eight and one-half inch by eleven inch (8 1/2? x 11?) paper. Except for exhibits, quotations, the caption, the title of the court, and the name of the case, lines of typewritten text shall be double-spaced, and except for the title page, shall begin at least one and one-half inch (1 1/2?) from the top of the page. All handwriting shall be legible and all typewriting shall be of a size which is either not more than ten (10) characters per linear inch or not less than twelve (12) points for proportional spaced fonts or equivalent. All quotations longer than one (1) sentence shall be indented. All pages of each pleading or other paper filed with the court (exclusive of exhibits) shall be numbered consecutively.
LR 10-2. CAPTION, TITLE OF COURT, AND NAME OF CASE.
The following information shall be stated upon the first page of every paper presented for filing, single-spaced:
(a) The name, address, telephone number, fax number and Nevada State Bar number, if any, of the attorney and any associated attorney filing the paper; whether such attorney appears for the plaintiff, defendant or other party; or the name, address and telephone number of a party appearing in pro se. This information shall be set forth in the space to the left of center of the page beginning at the top of the first page. The space to the right of center shall be reserved for the filing marks of the clerk.
(b) The title of the court shall appear at the center of the first page at least one inch (1?) below the information required by subsection (a) of this rule, as follows:
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
(c) The name of the action or proceeding shall appear below the title of the court, in the space to the left of center of the paper, i.e.:
JOHN DOE, )
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Plaintiff, )
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vs. )
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RICHARD ROE, )
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Defendant. )
(d) In the space to the right of center, there shall be inserted the docket number which shall include a designation of the nature of the case (“CV” for civil), the division of the court (“S” for Southern and “N” for Northern) and, except for the original pleading, the case number and the initials of the presiding district judge followed in parentheses by the initials of the magistrate judge if one has been assigned. This information shall be separated by dashes. For example: CV-S-95-114-LDG-(RJJ).
(e) Immediately below the caption and the docket number there shall be inserted the name of the paper and whenever there is more than one defendant a designation of the parties affected by it, e.g., Defendant Richard Roe’s Cross-Claims against Defendant Black and White Corporation.
LR 10-3. EXHIBITS.
All exhibits attached to papers shall show the exhibit number at the bottom or side. Exhibits need not be typewritten and may be copies, but must be clearly legible and not unnecessarily voluminous. Counsel must reduce oversized exhibits to 8 1/2? x 11? unless such reduction would destroy legibility or authenticity. An oversized exhibit that cannot be reduced shall be filed separately with a captioned cover sheet identifying the exhibit and the document(s) to which it relates.
LR 10-4. COPIES.
(a) Unless otherwise required, the original and one (1) copy of all pleadings and other papers shall be filed with the clerk. This rule does not apply to exhibits filed in the following categories of cases in which only one (1) copy of the exhibit need be submitted:
(1) Reviews of decisions of administrative agencies (for example, Social Security Administration, Bureau of Land Management);
(2) Petitions to compel arbitration or to vacate, enforce or modify arbitrations awards;
(3) Actions by the United States to collect debts (for example, student loans, F.H.A. or V.A. collection matters);
(4) Habeas corpus petitions;
(5) Civil rights actions by inmates proceeding in pro se;
(6) Actions by or on behalf of inmates under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2254 and 2255; and
(7) Other actions as ordered by the court from time to time.
(b) Counsel or persons appearing in pro se who wish to receive a file-stamped copy of any pleading or other paper must submit one (1) additional copy and if by mail, a self-addressed, postage paid envelope, except that persons granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis need not submit a self-addressed, postage paid envelope.
LR 10-5. IN CAMERA SUBMISSIONS.
Papers submitted for in camera inspection shall have a captioned coversheet complying with LR 10-2 that indicates the document is being submitted in camera and shall be accompanied by an envelope large enough for the in camera papers to be sealed in without being folded.
LR 10-6. CERTIFICATE AS TO INTERESTED PARTIES.
(a) Unless otherwise ordered, in all cases except habeas corpus cases counsel for private (nongovernmental) parties shall upon entering the case file a certificate listing all persons, associations of persons, firms, partnerships or corporations known to have an interest in the outcome of the case including the names of all parent, subsidiary, affiliate and/or insider of the named non-individual parties, as follows:
“Number and Caption of Case
Certificate Required by LR 10-6
The undersigned, counsel of record for ______,
certifies that the following have an interest in the
outcome of this case: (here list the names of all such
parties including the names of all parent, subsidiary,
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