Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 6.01

As amended through October 28, 2024
Rule 6.01 - Format

All pleadings or documents that are not filed electronically shall be double spaced and legibly handwritten, typewritten, or printed on one side on plain unglazed paper of good texture. Every page shall have a top margin of not less than one inch, free from all typewritten, printed, or other written matter. Under Rule 14 of these rules, all pleadings or documents filed electronically must comply with the format requirements established by the state court administrator in the Minnesota District Court Registered User Guide for Electronic Filing.

Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 6.01

Amended effective 7/1/2015.

Civil Rules Advisory Committee Comment-2006 Amendment

Rule 6.01 is amended to delete a sentence dealing with filing by facsimile. The former provision is, in effect, superseded by Minn. R. Civ. P. 5.05, as amended effective January 1, 2006.

Advisory Committee Comment-2012 Amendment

Rule 6.01 is amended to dovetail the requirements for the form of paper pleadings, as set forth in the prior text of this rule, with the fundamentally different format required for documents electronically filed and served. Those format requirements are generally set forth in new Rule 14.05.

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