RULE 32. FORM OF BRIEFS, THE APPENDIX AND OTHER PAPERS

Obsolete Date: 3/1/2010

(a) Form of a Brief.

(1) Reproduction.

(A) A brief must be typewritten, printed, or reproduced by any process that yields a clear black image on white paper. Only one side of a paper may be used.

(B) Photographs, illustrations, and tables may be reproduced by any method that results in a good copy of the original.

(2) Cover. The cover of the appellant's brief must be blue; the appellee's red; an intervenor's or amicus curiae's green; a cross-appellee's and any reply brief gray. Covers of petitions for rehearing must be the same color as the petitioning party's principal brief. The front cover of a brief must contain:

(A) the number of the case;

(B) the name of the court;

(C) the title of the case (see Rule 3(d) ) ;

(D) the nature of the proceeding (e. g. , Appeal from Summary Judgment) and the name of the court, agency, or board below;

(E) the title of the brief, identifying the party or parties for whom the brief is filed;

(F) the name, bar identification number, office address, and telephone number of counsel representing the party for whom the brief is filed.

(3) Binding. The brief must be bound at the left in a secure manner that does not obscure the text and permits the brief to lie reasonably flat when open.

(4) Paper Size, Line Spacing, and Margins. The brief must be on 8½ by 11 inch paper. Margins must be at least one and one-half inch at the left and at least one inch on all other sides. Pages must be numbered at the bottom, either centered or at the right side.

(5) Typeface. Either a proportionally spaced or a monospaced face may be used.

(A) A proportionally spaced face must be 12 point or larger with no more than 16 characters per inch. The text must be double-spaced, except quotations may be single-spaced and indented. Headings and footnotes may be single-spaced and must be in the same typeface as the text.

(B) A monospaced face must be a 12-point font having ten characters per inch. The text, including quotations and footnotes, must be double-spaced with no more than 27 lines of type per page. Headings and footnotes must be in the same typeface as the text.

(6) Type Styles. A brief must be set in a plain, roman style, although italics or boldface may be used for emphasis. Case names must be italicized or underlined.

(7) Page and Type-Volume Limitations.

(A) Word Limit for Proportional Typeface. If proportionately spaced typeface is used,a principal brief may not exceed 10,500 words, and a reply brief may not exceed 2,500 words, excluding words in the table of contents, the table of citations, and any addendum. Footnotes must be included in the word count.

(B) Page Limit for Monospaced Typeface. If monospaced typeface is used, a principal brief may not exceed 40 pages, and a reply brief may not exceed ten pages, excluding the table of contents, the table of citations, and any addendum.

(b) Form of an Appendix. An appendix must comply with paragraphs (a) (1) , (2) , (3) , and (4) , with the following exceptions:

(1) the cover of a separately bound appendix must be white;

(2) an appendix may include a legible photocopy of any document found in the record of a printed judicial or agency decision; (3) pages in the appendix must be consecutively numbered; (4) an appendix may be prepared with double sided pages.

The appendix must be 8 ½ by 11 inches in size. Documents of a size other than 8 ½ by 11 inches may be included in the appendix but must be folded or placed in a file or folder within the 8 ½ by 11 inch appendix.

(c) Form of Other Papers.

(1) Motion. Rule 27 governs motion content. The form of all motion papers must comply with the requirements of paragraph (c) (3) below.

(2) Petition for Rehearing. Rule 40 governs petition for rehearing content. 
(3) Other Papers. Any other paper must be reproduced in the manner prescribed by subdivision (a) , with the following exceptions:

(A) a cover is not necessary if the caption and signature page together contain the information required by subdivision (a) ;

(B) Paragraph (a) (7) does not apply.

(d) Non-compliance. Documents not in compliance with this rule will not be filed.