Posted: September 18th, 2017

law

Imagine you are the paralegal on a case where the opposing

counsel has fi led over 4,000 pages of pleadings. The

pleadings fill 18 volumes and require a cart to move them.

Does this violate any court rules? The Fifth Circuit Court of

Appeals thought so. Read Gordon v. Green, 602 F.2d 743

(5th Cir. 1979). What is the standard for fi ling a pleading?

What was the court’s disposition in the case? What

message was the court sending by stating “Let Thy

Speech Be Short, Comprehending Much In Few Words”?

Id. at 744.