La. R. Dist. Ct. 9.6

As amended through February 27, 2024

Rule 9.6 - Form of the Pleadings; Civil Case Cover Sheet Form

All pleadings shall be typed or printed legibly, double-spaced, on legal-sized white paper, and written in the English language. Margins shall be 2" at the top and 1" on the sides and bottoms. Quotations and footnotes may be single-spaced. Once a matter is allotted, the docket number and the division or section assigned the matter shall be indicated in the caption.

At the commencement of any litigation involving an action for an offense or quasi-offense, counsel for the petitioner, counsel's representative, or the self-represented litigant, shall complete a Civil Case Cover Sheet Form authorized by the Supreme Court of Louisiana. The Civil Case Cover Sheet Form appears in Appendix 9.6.

La. Dist. Ct. 9.6

Adopted April 1, 2002, effective 4/1/2002; amended November 20, 2009, effective 1/1/2010; amended November 27, 2012, effective 1/1/2013.

Comment

The Civil Case Cover Sheet Form may be found in Appendix 9.6 and Part G, § 13 of the Louisiana Supreme Court General Administrative Rules. The clerk of court's reporting requirement on actions for offenses and quasi-offenses is addressed in La. R.S. 13:4688 and Part G, § 13 of the Louisiana Supreme Court General Administrative Rules.