[OS X TeX] Case Caption Layout

[Jonathon Swiderski]

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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