California 28-line pleading paper is hard to keep aligned in Word on a Mac — the line numbers drift out of step with the text, and the margins reset between sessions. Pleadit is a native Mac desktop app with the 28-line format built in, so the numbered lines, caption page, and margins stay correct without fighting the word processor.
Why Word on a Mac Fights You
Word's line numbering was never built for pleading paper. The numbers in the left margin rarely line up with the lines of text, paste breaks the spacing, and a template that looked right last week opens with the margins moved. You end up nudging the numbered column by hand instead of writing the argument.
How Pleadit Handles the 28-Line Format
- 28 numbered lines per page, Courier New 12pt, on 8.5" × 11" paper — built to California Rules of Court 2.104, 2.105, and 2.108.
- The caption page auto-populates from your case data: court, county, case number, party names and roles, and the attorney block.
- What you see is what the court receives — every line in the editor is the same line in the exported PDF, with PDF bookmarks for e-filing and no Adobe Pro required.
- A native desktop app for macOS (Apple Silicon) and Windows. It runs offline, and your client data stays on your own computer.
Why It Matters
The 28-line grid is fixed by design, so it cannot drift. You open a pleading, the caption is already filled in, and the page is compliant before you type the first word.
Pleadit also handles motions, briefs, and correspondence in the same editor, and builds the Table of Authorities and Table of Contents for you.