[LUG]Re: OT: Formatting and US Law

[Eion MacDonald <maceion@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear folks, 20231118  17.40
Thanks for the laugh!

Much more complicated is the formatting and page size for an appeal to 
UK House of Lords.
It reproduces the old scrivener's standard.
Admittedly I have only had to set up one document in this format so I 
have been spared many hours of checking.
Eion MacDonald


On 18/11/2023 16:38, Henry Bremridge via list wrote:
> Saw the following on social media and it made me laugh.
>
> https://matthewbutterick.com/pdf/jones-line-spacing-motion.pdf
>
> Apparently "motions" have limits as to how many pages they can be
>
> The judge found for the plaintiffs (see page 66)
>
> "As Defendants point out, the issue of what constitutes a double space has not been 
> raised
> in this district. (ECF No. 509.) The Local Rules themselves do not take a position 
> on the
> definition of “double spaced.” Therefore, the Court finds that Plaintiffs’ use of 
> twenty-four-
> point spacing does not violate Local Rule 7.1 and DENIES the Motion. However, in so 
> finding,
> the Court does not take a position on the correct definition of “double spaced.”
>
> The Court further notes that the last thing any party needs is more words on a page. 
> The
> length of an argument is no guarantee of its success, and indeed could result in 
> more confusion,
> not clarity. Moving forward, the Parties are encouraged to spend their valuable time 
> focusing on
> the merits of this case, and certainly not figuring out how many sometimes-useless 
> words will fit
> on a page.
>
> https://dockets.justia.com/docket/tennessee/tnwdce/2:2020cv02892/90357

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