Kern Superior Court Page & Word Limits
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Maximum page counts and word limits for motions, briefs, and other filings by judge.
A party may seek ex parte permission to exceed the Rule 5.111 page limit by providing written notice to the other parties and stating why additional pages are necessary.
A party may apply to the court ex parte, with written notice of the application to the other parties, for permission to exceed the page limitation in rule 5.111. The application must state reasons why the additional are necessary.
California Rules of Court, rule 5.111 page limits do not apply to evidentiary attachments to pleadings or exhibits submitted for a hearing at which at least one party appears remotely.
The page limits set forth in California Rules of Court, rule 5.111 shall not apply to evidentiary attachments to pleadings or to the submission of exhibits to be used at any hearing in which at least one of the parties is appearing remotely.
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