• Informal response brief – within 14 days after service of the informal opening brief
• Informal reply brief – within 10 days after service of the informal response brief
The clerk provides an informal brief form to be used by the parties. The form asks for the issues on appeal and the supporting facts and argument. The parties need not limit their briefs solely to the form. An additional supporting memorandum may be attached, but the informal brief and any supporting memorandum cannot exceed the length limitations established for formal briefs (up to 30 pages if handwritten or prepared on a typewriter). It is unnecessary to attach record excerpts since the record is before the Court. It is not necessary to cite cases in an informal brief. One brief is filed with the court and copies are served on the other parties to the case. Loc. R. 34(b)
If the appellant fails to file an informal opening brief, the appeal is subject to dismissal in accordance with Local Rule 45.
