[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 17, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 17CFR201.152]

[Page 151-152]
 
              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER II--SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
PART 201--RULES OF PRACTICE--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart D--Rules of Practice
 
Sec. 201.152  Filing of papers: Form.

    (a) Specifications. Papers filed in connection with any proceeding 
as defined in Sec. 201.101(a) shall:
    (1) Be on one grade of unglazed white paper measuring 8\1/2\ x 11 
inches, except that, to the extent that the reduction of larger 
documents would render them illegible, such documents may be filed on 
larger paper;
    (2) Be typewritten or printed in either 10- or 12-point typeface or 
otherwise reproduced by a process that produces permanent and plainly 
legible copies;
    (3) Include at the head of the paper, or on a title page, the name 
of the Commission, the title of the proceeding, the names of the 
parties, the subject of the particular paper or

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pleading, and the file number assigned to the proceeding;
    (4) Be paginated with left hand margins at least 1 inch wide, and 
other margins of at least 1 inch;
    (5) Be double-spaced, with single-spaced footnotes and single-spaced 
indented quotations; and
    (6) Be stapled, clipped or otherwise fastened in the upper left 
corner.
    (b) Signature required. All papers must be dated and signed as 
provided in Sec. 201.153.
    (c) Suitability for recordkeeping. Documents which, in the opinion 
of the Commission, are not suitable for computer scanning or 
microfilming may be rejected.
    (d) Number of copies. An original and three copies of all papers 
shall be filed.
    (e) Form of briefs. All briefs containing more than 10 pages shall 
include a table of contents, an alphabetized table of cases, a table of 
statutes, and a table of other authorities cited, with references to the 
pages of the brief wherein they are cited.
    (f) Scandalous or impertinent matter. Any scandalous or impertinent 
matter contained in any brief or pleading or in connection with any oral 
presentation in a proceeding may be stricken on order of the Commission 
or the hearing officer.