vstorm-co Preparing a bundle
A bundle rejected on format costs a hearing date. The checks are mechanical and they are always the same.
Check
Pagination continuous and matching the index · index accurate, with every document and its page · chronological within each section unless the order says otherwise · legible copies, no cut-off text, correct orientation · duplicates removed · privileged material removed, and checked twice · the court's page limit and file size · redactions applied to every copy, including the searchable text layer.
The one nobody checks
Redaction in the text layer. A black box drawn over a PDF hides nothing from copy-paste, and it is a disclosure incident rather than an embarrassment.
Report
Missing documents referenced in the index, documents present but not indexed, pagination breaks, and anything illegible — with page numbers.
Never
Include a document not on the index, renumber without reissuing the index, or assume a redaction from a previous bundle carried across.