CHECKLIST FOR BRIEFS
COVER OF BRIEF: FRAP 32(a)(2)
___ Sixth Circuit case number
___ Heading:
"
___ Title of case
___ Nature of proceedings & name of court, agency or board below
___ Title of the brief [e.g., "Brief of Appellant"]
___ Name/s and address/es of counsel representing the party for whom the brief is filed Appearance form filed previously?
CONTENTS: FRAP 28 and Sixth Circuit Rules 10, 25 and 28, revised effective June 1, 2008. Items to be in the order indicated below.
___ Corporate Disclosure Statement
___ Table of Authorities (alphabetically arranged), statutes and other authorities
___ Statement in support of oral argument
___ INS Table of Authorities (if applicable)
***** Page limitation, word or line count begins here, FRAP 32(a)(7)(B)(iii) *****
___ Statement of the Facts, with appropriate references to the record and Record on Appeal *see examples below
___ Text Reference for INS cases (if applicable)
___ Argument, with citations to the authorities, statutes and with appropriate references to the record and Record on Appeal *see examples below
***** Page limitation, word or line count ends here, FRAP 32(a)(7)(B)(iii) *****
___ Appearance form filed?
___ Certificate of Compliance as required by FRAP 32(a)(7); if necessary
___ Dated Certificate of Service
___ Social Security cases: copies of the notice appeal, opinion & order, report & recommendation & any objections
REFERENCE EXAMPLES: References to the record and Record on Appeal are to be place in parentheses following the text for which the reference is made.
R record entry number as assigned on the district court docket sheet
ROA Record on Appeal compiled by the Court of
Appeals
TR transcript
“Motion of appellant for summary judgment, Record
Entry No. 21, pp. 2-3; ROA pp. 82-83”
or
“Trial testimony of plaintiff, Record Entry No. 53, p.1; ROA p. 139”
TYPEFACE: FRAP 32(a)(5) and LENGTH: FRAP 32(a)(7).
1) Principal brief, may not exceed 30 pages, unless it complies with FRAP 32(a)(7)(B) and (C): no more than 14,000 words with a certificate of compliance.
2) Reply brief, may not exceed 15 pages, or no more than half of the type-volume of principal briefs.
3) Headings, footnotes, and quotations count toward the word limitation.
* *OR* *
___ Monospaced font. Use Courier New at 12 point.
*See attached typeface samples.3) Heading, footnotes, and quotations count toward the word or line limitation.
___ Footnotes: Must be the same sized text as used in the body of the brief
____ Paper size, 8 1/2 by 11 inches
___ Margins: at least one inch on all four sides
___ Pre-Sentence Report in criminal appeals, see 6th Cir. R. 10(a)(3)