Rule 22.36 - Paper size and requested copies(1)Paper size. All pleadings and other papers filed in the Iowa district courts and their small claims divisions shall be on 8/4 inch by 11 inch size white paper of standard weight, with a margin of at least one inch at the top of each page. Exhibits attached to pleadings shall be of the same size as pleadings, reduced from their original size if necessary. Original documents, including wills, bonds, notes, foreclosed mortgages, and real estate contracts, may be filed on longer paper. Uniform Citation forms and other court forms smaller than 8/4 by 11 inches shall be accepted for filing. The clerks of court shall not accept filings which do not substantially comply with this rule.(2)Requested copies. If counsel or any party requests file-stamped copies of pleadings or other papers to be returned by mail, an extra copy and a self-addressed, postage prepaid envelope, large enough to accommodate the copy being returned, must be included with the filing. No copy shall be returned by mail unless this rule is followed.Court Order May 12, 1989, effective 7/3/1989; 3/20/1991, effective 7/1/1991; 11/9/2001, effective 2/15/2002.