IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

                        ORDER NO.   1287  

                                  Amending Civil Rule 76 to
                                  require attorney bar numbers on
                                  documents filed with the court.

IT IS ORDERED:

    Civil Rule 76 is amended to read:
    
         Rule 76.  Form of Pleadings and Other Papers  
Filing.

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              (e)  Information to Be Placed on First
Page. The first page of each pleading, motion, affidavit, brief,
memorandum, judgment, order and instruction shall be prepared as
follows:

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              (5)  Below the title of the court and
file number, and either centered or to the right of center of the
page, there shall be inserted a brief designation of the nature of
the paper and, where relief is sought, the nature thereof.

              (f)  Citation of Statute. A party filing
a complaint, counterclaim or cross-claim seeking relief under any
specific statute is required to cite the statute relied upon in
parentheses following the title of the pleading.

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              (k)  Name and Bar Number Typed Beneath
Signature Line.  The name of the person signing a pleading or paper
must be typed beneath the signature line.  If the person is an
attorney, the person's Alaska Bar Association membership number
must be typed following the person's name.

              (l)  Judge's Name Typed on Orders. On all
orders prepared for signature, the name of the ordering judge, if
known, shall be typed immediately under the signature line prior to
presentation for signature.



DATED:           August 7, 1997         

EFFECTIVE DATE:      July 15, 1998      



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                                  Chief Justice Matthews


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                                  Justice Compton


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                                  Justice Eastaugh


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                                  Justice Fabe
    

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                                  Justice Bryner