Rule 1.3. Filing a Paper Clerk's Record

When filing a paper record with the appellate court, the trial court clerk must: (a) bind the documents together in one or more volumes with a top bound, two-inch capacity, two-and-three-quarter-inch, center-to-center removable fastener and no other binding materials, like wax, ribbon, glue, staples, tape, etc.; (b) include no more than 500 pages in each volume, or limit the thickness of each volume to a maximum of two inches; (c) include only one-sided copies in the clerk’s record; (d) number the first volume “1” and each succeeding volume sequentially; (e) if practicable, make a legible copy of the documents on opaque, white, 8½ x 11 inch paper; and (f) place each sealed document in a securely sealed, manila envelope that is not bound with the other documents in the clerk’s record.