Rule 43. Form of Briefs and Petitions
Effective July 1, 2018
A. Applicability.
This Rule governs the form of briefs, Petitions for Rehearing (Rule 54), Petitions to Transfer to the Supreme Court (Rule 57), and Petitions for Review of a Tax Court decision (Rule 63) by the Supreme Court.
B. Page Size.
The page size shall be 8 ½ by 11 inches. Conventionally filed documents shall use white paper of a weight normally used in printing and typing.
C. Production.
The document shall be produced in a neat and legible manner using black type. It may be typewritten, printed or produced by a word processing system. For conventionally filed documents, text shall appear on only one side of the paper.
D. Print Size.
The font shall be Arial, Baskerville, Book Antiqua, Bookman, Bookman Old Style, Century, Century Schoolbook, Calisto MT, CG Times, Garamond, Georgia, New Baskerville, New Century Schoolbook, Palatino, or Times New Roman and the typeface shall be 12-point or larger in both body text and footnotes.
E. Spacing.
All text shall be double-spaced except that footnotes, tables, charts, or similar material and text that is blocked and indented shall be single-spaced. Single-spaced lines shall be separated by at least 4-point spaces.
F. Numbering.
All pages of the brief, including the front page (see Rule 43(I)), table of contents, and table of authorities, shall be consecutively numbered at the bottom beginning with numeral one.
G. Margins.
All four margins for the text of the document shall be at least one (1) inch from the edge of the page.
H. Page Headers.
Each page, except for the front page, of the document shall contain a header that lists the name of the party(ies) filing the document and the document name (e.g., “Brief of Appellant Acme Co.” or “Appellee John Doe’s Brief in Response to Petition to Transfer”). The header shall be aligned at the left margin of the document.
I. Front Page Content.
The front page of the document shall conform substantially to Form #App.R. 43-1.
J. Binding.
Conventionally filed documents shall be bound with a single staple or binder clip. They shall not be bound in book or pamphlet form.