Federal Rule will trim length of appellate briefs; new Fed.R.App.P. 32 shortens appellate briefs, but electronic briefs, if available, can fill gaps
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The 1998 reissuance of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure simplified the rules and added a new rule, Fed.R.App.P. 32, governing the length of appellate briefs and other procedural matters.As a result, US appellate briefs will become shorter and the mechanics of determining compliant briefs easier. The reduction of the page allowance from 50 to 30 pages and of reply briefs from 25 pages to 15 is the key change. Other indirect ways of reducing the length of briefs and simplifying them are also contained in this rule.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1999
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Word limits bring out Word's limits; Microsoft Word may cause lawyers to turn in briefs longer than allkowed; perhaps both the rule and software should be revised
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit decision of DeSilva v. DiLeonardi notes that recent versions of Microsoft Word do not allow appellate lawyers to accurately count words in an appellate brief, something Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 32(a)(7)(B)(i-ii) requires that they do. The goal of this rule is to standardize and shorten the length of appellate briefs.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1999
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