[OS X TeX] Case Caption Layout

[Kurt Gibson]

I looked on CTAN but only found a german legal package that I did not  
think I could adapt with my limited LaTex skills.  You and Peter  
suggested putting it in a table so I guess I was on the right path in  
my thinking.

Do you know whether LaTex can do two column format and sectioning  
like Word does?  Two columns and drawing lines around the left column  
(just right and bottom) would be ideal.

Thanks for the comments.

On Jul 31, 2007, at 12:42 PM, Jonathon Swiderski wrote:

> Have you tried looking (on CTAN, etc.) for a class or package that can
> do this?  This isn't my specialty, but I'm certain it must've been
> done before!
>
> (If all else fails, I suppose you could put it in a table, with all
> the plaintiffs' names in one cell, and all the defendants' names in a
> cell, and with the 'motion for' text in a cell opposite the 'v'.)
>
> On 7/31/07, Kurt Gibson <kgibson at gibsonlawfirm.com> wrote:
>> Please advise if this is not the proper forum for this question.
>> This is my first post.
>>
>> I would like to prepare a legal document with a case caption that has
>> a box that will expand as necessary depending upon the size of the
>> caption.  The caption must automatically expand or contract depending
>> upon the size of the names fields.  The Plaintiffs or Defendants
>> could include one or hundreds of names.  The caption is essentially
>> as follow:
>>
>> I am a LaTex beginner using TeXShop on a MacOS Tiger machine.  I am
>> using document class letter generally.
>>
>> Do you have any advice on how to get started on the caption below?
>> Should it be a picture or mbox or 2 column setup if there is such a
>> thing?
>>
>>
>> State of South Carolina         )      In the Court of Common Pleas
>>                                 )
>> County of Anderson              )
>>
>> Plaintiff's Name                )
>> Plaintiff,                      )
>>                                 )
>> v                               )       Motion for XXXX XXXXX
>>                                 )       XXXXXXXX
>> Defendant's Name                )
>> Defendant's Name                )
>> Defendant's Name                )
>> Defendant's Name                )
>> Defendant's Name                )
>> Defendants.                     )       CASE NO.: 2004-DR-04-XXXX
>> --------------------------------)
>>
>> 1.      First paragraph
>>
>> 2.      Second paragraph.
>>
>> etc.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The ")" should line up.  This is easy in MS Word but I do not want to
>> use Word anymore.  In MS Word, instead of the ")"'s I use a doubled
>> lined box on the right and bottom of the left column as follows (of
>> course in Word it looks much better than it appears below and the
>> lines are have no spaces in them).  I cannot use a line unless there
>> is a formula that would make the line expand based upon the size of
>> the left column.  Tabular does not work because then I have to do the
>> layout.  The document title "Motion for xxxx" could be large and then
>> would screw up the layout of the left column names.
>>
>>
>>
>> State of South Carolina         ||      In the Court of Common Pleas
>>                                 ||
>> County of Anderson              ||
>>                                 ||
>> Plaintiff's Name                ||
>> Plaintiff,                      ||
>>                                 ||
>> v                               ||      Motion for XXXX XXXXX
>>                                 ||      XXXXXXXX
>> Defendant's Name                ||
>> Defendant.                      ||      CASE NO.: 2004-DR-04-XXXX
>> --------------------------------||
>> --------------------------------||
>>
>> 1.      First pargraph
>>
>> 2.      Second paragraph.
>>
>>
>> Thanks for any suggestion.
>
>
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