I want to be able to crete a legal pleading in Pages. By this I mean that my pages have numbers and 2 lines going down verticaly on the left side of the paper.How do I fill this out? You will need to draft your own pleading or motion on pleading paper. This screen cast show how to create a 28 line and 37 line pleading to be used in California. The following forms are available for downloading, printing and completing. A legal pleading is a document filed with a court that triggers a complaint or responds to one. It must follow the local court rules for formatting. Do not change the spacing on the first page of the document. Remember it is pre-formatted to meet Court requirements.