| Required Contents | Brief Type |
|---|---|
| Brief Cover | All briefs. Brief Cover-District Court Appeal, Brief Cover-Agency Appeal |
| Disclosure Statement | If disclosure statement required by Loc. R. 26.1, copy must be included in initial brief of party or amicus. |
| Table of Contents | All briefs |
| Table of Authorities | All briefs (cases alphabetically arranged, statutes and other authorities, with references to the page of the brief where they are cited) |
| Statement of identity of amicus | Amicus briefs must contain a concise statement of the identity of the amicus, its interest in the case, and the source of its authority to file. |
| Statement regarding amicus brief authorship and funding |
Amicus briefs (unless filed by federal or state government) must state whether
(ii) whether a party or party’s counsel contributed money intended to fund the brief; and (iii) whether a person other than amicus, its members, or its counsel contributed money intended to fund the brief (and if so identify any such person). |
| Jurisdictional Statement (subject matter & appellate jurisdiction) | Opening briefs and opening/response briefs |
| Statement of Issues | Opening briefs and opening/response briefs |
| Statement of Case (relevant facts, procedural history, rulings presented for review, with joint appendix citations) | Opening briefs. Not required in appellee's response or opening/response brief if appellee is satisfied with appellant's statement of case. |
| Summary of Argument (succinct statement of arguments) | Opening, opening/response, and response briefs |
| Argument (discussion of issues, with standard of review stated either in a separate heading before the discussion of issues or placed in the discussion) | Argument section is required in all briefs. Statement of standard of review is required only in opening and opening/response briefs unless the responding party is dissatisfied with the stated standard. |
| Conclusion (relief sought) | Opening briefs and opening/response briefs |
| Request for Oral Argument (if any) | Opening, opening/response, and response briefs may include a statement explaining why oral argument should, or need not, be permitted. |
| Signature of Counsel | All briefs |
| Certificate of Compliance with Type-Volume Limit | All briefs. Not required if brief is within applicable page limitations. Form-Certificate of Compliance with Type-Volume Limit |
| Certificate of Service | For briefs not served electronically through ECF. Form-Certificate of Service, Form-Certificate of Service of Anders Brief |
ITEM 4.2.02 | BRIEF CONTENTS
You might need to reference it during your pursuit of justice.
For instance, you might need to examine one of these codes of conduct in order to protect yourself from judges/lawyers/organizations who break the law (see this example of a Florida judge who outright committed perjury).
Nevertheless – and as always – please get the justice you deserve.
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