(a) Scope. The formatting requirements of this section apply to any notice, motion, brief, or other document filed under this subpart, whether filed electronically or in paper form. These formatting requirements do not apply to exhibits, attachments, or documents appended to or provided in addition to a party's notice, motion, brief, or other pleading.

(b) General requirements. All documents must:

(1) Be captioned with a docket number and a document title;

(2) Be formatted for 8.5 by 11-inch paper, and if filed in paper form, be printed on just one side of the page with a staple or other binding in the upper left-hand corner;

(3) Be typewritten, printed, or otherwise reproduced so that the document is clearly legible;

(4) Use 12-point font size or larger;

(5) Be double-spaced except for the caption, argument headings, long quotations, and footnotes which may be single-spaced;

(6) Have margins of at least 1 inch on all four sides;

(7) Have pages that are numbered sequentially;

(8) Be signed, or digitally signed, by the party or the party's representative;

(9) Include the mailing or electronic address that the person or entity intends to use for service in the proceeding; and

(10) Be in an electronic text-searchable portable document format (PDF) if filed electronically, maintaining original document formatting unless otherwise provided by the OHA Standing Orders on Electronic Transmission.

(c) Exclusions from page numbering computations. Any document subject to page limitations as set forth in this subpart or an order issued by the ALJ may exclude from the page numbering computations: any cover page, table of contents, table of authorities, signature blocks, certificates of service, indices, attachments, and exhibits.

(d) Consequences of noncompliance. The ALJ may strike and not consider any pleading or document that fails to comply with the requirements of this section.