RULE 7.3.
FORMAT OF BRIEFS
(a) Typing or Printing Brief. All briefs shall conform to the
requirements of GR 14. In addition, the text of any brief typed or printed
in a proportionally spaced typeface must appear in print as 12 point or
larger type with no more than 10 characters per inch and double-spaced.
The same typeface and print size should be standard throughout the brief,
except that footnotes may appear in print as 10 point or larger type and be
the equivalent of single-spaced. Quotations may be the equivalent of
single-spaced. Except for materials in an appendix, the typewritten or
printed material in the brief may not be reduced or condensed by
photographic or other means.
(b) Length of Brief. The briefs of appellant and respondent filed
pursuant to RALJ 7.2(a) and (b) shall not exceed 18 pages. Reply briefs
filed pursuant to RALJ 7.2(c) shall not exceed 6 pages. For the purpose
of determining compliance with this rule, appendices are not included. For
good cause, the court may grant a motion to file an over-length brief.
(c) Unpublished Opinions. [Reserved. See GR 14.1.]
[Adopted effective September 1, 2005; September 1, 2007.]
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