Section 12.45 Clerk's Pointers on Preparing Briefs

• Library: App Ct Prac 2013 Supp - Forms

These pointers are available at:

http://media.ca8.uscourts.gov/newcoa/forms/pointer8.pdf

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

Pointers on Preparing Briefs

Many briefs submitted to the clerk's office for filing fail to comply with the applicable Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and Eighth Circuit Rules. The Court requires the clerk to screen all briefs for compliance with the rules and to work with counsel in obtaining the necessary corrections. In an attempt to help you avoid common mistakes, the Clerk offers the following list of tips for brief preparation. Since the list is not inclusive of all of the technical requirements of a brief, please review Fed. R. App. P. 28 and 32. Eighth Circuit R. 28A. and the court's briefing checklist before preparing your brief. Sample briefs may be obtained by contacting the Clerk's Office.

The court made significant changes in the procedures for filing briefs on October 1,2010. Briefs and addendums are now submitted electronically and are reviewed by staff for compliance with the Federal and Eighth Circuit rules before they are filed. If the brief complies with the rules, the staff will file the brief and generate, through CM/ECF, a Notice of Docket Activity to the parties to the appeal. Counsel are required to submit paper versions of the brief and addendum after they receive the Notice of Docket Activity. Please review the provisions of 8^th...