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Brief Checklist

This document outlines the general requirements and formatting guidelines for briefs submitted for appellate cases according to local rules. It specifies that briefs must be typed, double-spaced, with footnotes and identifying information limited. For appellant and appellee briefs, it requires a cover page with case information, a table of contents, statement of assignments of error, statement of issues, statement of the case, statement of facts, argument section, and certificate of service. It also provides length guidelines of 30 pages or 9,000 words for briefs.

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Brief Checklist

This document outlines the general requirements and formatting guidelines for briefs submitted for appellate cases according to local rules. It specifies that briefs must be typed, double-spaced, with footnotes and identifying information limited. For appellant and appellee briefs, it requires a cover page with case information, a table of contents, statement of assignments of error, statement of issues, statement of the case, statement of facts, argument section, and certificate of service. It also provides length guidelines of 30 pages or 9,000 words for briefs.

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General Requirements (Local Rule 19(A))

___ Typed ___ Footnotes limited


___ Double-spaced ___ Do not use “appellant” and “appellee”
___ Original not bound ___ Do not use names of minors or victims

Appellant’s Brief/Appellee’s Brief (Local Rule 16(A) and (B))


Cover page Argument and Law
___ Case caption with parties labeled ___ Assignments of Error argued separately
___ Case number ___ Standard of Review for each assignment
___ Appellant’s Brief/Appellee’s Brief of error
___ Names and contact information ___ Conclusion
___ Oral argument requested? ___ Certificate of Service
___ Expedited Appeal?
Appendix – only the following
___ Table of Contents ___ Judgment entry appealed
___ Table of Cases, Statutes, and ___ Opinion announcing decision
Authorities ___ Findings of fact and conclusions of law
___ Statement of Assignments of Error ___ Magistrate decisions referenced in the
judgment
___ Statement of the Issues Presented ___ Pages sequentially numbered
Appellee
___ Statement of the Case may omit
___ Statement of the Facts

Reply Brief (Local Rule 16(C))


Cover page Argument and Law
___ Case caption with parties labeled ___ Assignment of error argued separately
___ Case number ___ Standard of review
___ Appellant’s Reply Brief ___ Conclusion
___ Names and contact information ___ Certificate of Service
___ Expedited Appeal?
Appendix – only the following
___ Table of Contents ___ New appropriate appendix materials not
___ Table of Cases, Statutes, and attached to Appellant’s Brief
Authorities
___ Statement of Assignments of Error

Brief Length – Page Length or Word Count (Local Rule 19(B))


Page Length Alternative Word Count Alternative
___ 30-page limit (10 for reply brief) ___ Brief shall not exceed 9,000 words
___ Numbering starts on page with o (3,000 words for reply brief)
statement of the assignments of error and r ___ Excludes cover page, table of contents,
ends on the page containing the proof of table of authorities, proof of service,
service certificate of compliance, and appendix
___ At least 14-point typeface
___ Certificate of compliance

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