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GUIDELINES

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSFOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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INTRODUCTION

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

OUR COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

APPENDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

BRIEFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Appellant’s Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Appellee’s Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Reply Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Covers for Briefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Addendum to Briefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Form of Briefs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

REQUIREMENTS FOR TYPOGRAPHY IN BRIEFS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

TIME SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

FILING AND SERVICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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APPENDIX10th Circ. R. 30 and R. 10.3

The parties are encouraged to agree as to the contents of the appen-dix. In the absence of agreement, the appellant must, within 14 daysafter the record is filed, serve on the appellee a designation of the partsof the record the appellant intends to include in the appendix and astatement of the issues which the appellant intends to present forreview. The appellee may, within 14 days after receiving the designa-tion, serve on the appellant a designation of additional parts to which itwishes to direct the court’s attention. The appellant must include thedesignated parts in the appendix. The parties must not engage in unnec-essary designation of parts of the record because the entire record isavailable to the Court. This paragraph applies also to a cross-appellantand a cross-appellee. The appellant must file an appendix sufficient forconsidering and deciding the issues on appeal.

The appendix may include: index of documents in the appendix;district court docket entries; last amended complaint and answer, incriminal appeals the indictment; pretrial order; pertinent writtenreports and recommendations, findings, opinions and orders; in a socialsecurity appeal—the entire administrative record; jury instructions; anyother parts of the record to which the parties wish to direct the partic-ular attention of the court; decision, order or judgment appealed from;and the notice of appeal. Memoranda of law and certificates of serviceshould not be included without the court’s permission.

Documents should be arranged in chronological order accordingto the filing date. Exhibits and transcript excerpts should be at the end.A copy of the district court’s docket entries should always be the firstdocument in the appendix. Copies of the documents should show thedistrict court’s file or electronic stamp, but they need not be certified.With the exception of Social Security appeals, the appendix must bepaginated consecutively and must include an index of documents, withthe page numbers where they appear. Copies of documents under sealin the district court, such as presentence reports, should be filed in aseparate volume, under seal.

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Note: An appellee who believes that the appellant’s appendix omitsitems that should be included may file a supplemental appendix. Noother appendix may be filed except by order of the court.

Pursuant to FRAP 32(a), the appendix shall be printed one-sided.

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BRIEFSFRAP 28

Appellant’s Brief

(1) Corporate disclosure statement (Mandatory for allcorporate parties)

(2) Table of contents(3) Table of authorities(4) Glossary(5) Statement of related cases(6) Jurisdictional statement(7) Statement of issues presented for review(8) Statement of the case(9) Summary of argument

(10) Argument (Standard of Review)(11) Conclusion(12) Statement regarding oral argument(13) Certificate of compliance(14) Certificate of Digital Submission(15) Certificate of service(16) Addendum (See 10th Cir. R. 28.2(A))

Appellee’s Brief

The brief of the appellee shall conform to the requirements of subdi-vision (a)(1)-(15), except that a jurisdictional statement, statements ofthe issues, case or standard of review need not be made unless theappellee is dissatisfied with the statements of the appellant.

Reply Brief

All reply briefs shall contain a certificate of compliance (if over 15pages), a table of contents, a table of authorities, certificate of digitalsubmission and certificate of service.

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10th Cir. R. 28 Covers for Briefs

The front cover of each party’s first brief must state whether oral argu-ment is requested. If argument is requested, a statement of the reasonswhy argument is necessary must follow the brief’s conclusion. The frontcover of each brief must contain the name of the court and the judgewhose judgment is being appealed, and the originating case number.

10th Cir. R. 28.2 Addendum to Briefs

(A) Appellant’s brief. In addition to all other requirements of theFederal Rules of Appellate Procedure and these rules, the appel-lant’s brief must include the following (even though they are alsoincluded in the appendix):

(1) copies of all pertinent written findings, conclusions, opin-ions, or orders of a district judge, bankruptcy judge, or mag-istrate judge (if the district court adopts a magistrate’sreport and recommendation, that report must also beincluded);

(2) if any judicial pronouncement listed in (1) is oral, a copy ofthe transcript pages;

(3) in social security cases, copies of the decisions of theadministrative law judge and the appeals council; and

(4) in immigration cases, a copy of the transcript from theImmigration Judge’s oral ruling, plus copies of the writtenrulings of the Immigration Judge and the Board ofImmigration Appeals.

(B) Appellee’s brief. If the appellant’s brief fails to include all the rul-ings required by (A), the appelle’s brief must include them.

FRAP 32(a) Form of Briefs

(1) Reproduction

(A) The paper must be opaque and unglazed. Only oneside of the paper may be used.

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(B) Text must be reproduced with a clarity that equals orexceeds the output of a laser printer.

(C) Photographs, illustrations, and tables may be repro-duced by any method that results in a good copy ofthe original; a glossy finish is acceptable if the originalis glossy.

(2) Cover

The cover of the appellant’s brief must be blue; the appellee’sred; an intervenor’s or amicus curiae’s green; and reply briefgray. The front cover of a brief must contain:

(A) the number of the case centered at the top;

(B) the name of the court;

(C) the title of the case;

(D) the nature of the proceeding and the name of thecourt, agency or board below;

(E) the title of the brief, identifying the party or parties forwhom the brief is filed; and

(F) the name, office address, and telephone number ofcounsel representing the party for whom the brief isfiled.

NOTE: See 10th Cir. R. 28 regarding additional informationneeded on the cover.

(3) Binding

The brief must be bound in any manner that is secure, doesnot obscure the text, and permits the brief to lie reasonablyflat when open.

(4) Paper Size, Line Spacing, and Margins

The brief must be on 81/2 by 11 inch paper. The text must bedouble-spaced, but quotations more than two lines long maybe indented and single-spaced. Headings and footnotes may

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be single-spaced. Margins must be at least one inch on allfour sides. Page numbers may be placed in the margins, butno text may appear there.

(5) Typeface

Either a proportionally spaced (i.e. Times Roman) or a mono-spaced (i.e. Courier) typeface may be used.

(A) A proportionally spaced typeface must include serifs,but sans-serif type may be used in headings andcaptions. A proportionally spaced typeface must be14-point or larger.

NOTE: The court prefers 14 point type, but 13-point type isacceptable (10th Cir. R. 32.1).

(B) A monospaced face may not contain more than 10½characters per inch.

(6) Type Styles

A brief must be set in a plain, roman style, although italics orboldface may be used for emphasis. Case names must be ital-icized or underlined.

(7) Length

(A) Page Limitation. A principal brief may not exceed30 pages, or a reply brief 15 pages, unless it complieswith Rule 32(a)(7)(B) and (C).

(B) Type-Volume Limitation

(i) A principal brief is acceptable if:

• it contains no more than 13,000 words; or

• it uses a monospaced face and contains nomore than 1,300 lines of text.

(ii) A reply brief is acceptable if it contains nomore than half of the type volume specified inRule 32(a)(7)(B)(i).

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(iii) Headings, footnotes, and quotations counttoward the word and line limitations. The cor-porate disclosure statement, table of contents,table of citations, statement with respect to oralargument, any addendum containing statutes,rules or regulations, and any certificates ofcounsel do not count toward the limitation.

(C) Certificate of Compliance. A brief submitted underRule 32(a)(7)(B) must include a certificate by theattorney, or an unrepresented party, that the briefcomplies with the type-volume limitation. The personpreparing the certificate may rely on the word or linecount of the word-processing system used to preparethe brief. The certificate must state either:

(i) the number of words in the brief; or

(ii) the number of lines of monospaced type in thebrief.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR TYPOGRAPHY IN BRIEFS

Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 32(a) contains detailed require-ments for the production of briefs. FRAP 32(a) is designed not only tomake documents more readable but also to ensure that different meth-ods of reproduction (and different levels of technological sophistica-tion among lawyers) do not affect the length of a brief. The followinginformation may help you better understand FRAP 32(a) and associat-ed local rules.

1. FRAP 32(a)(1)(B) requires text to be reproduced with “a claritythat equals or exceeds the output of a laser printer.” The resolution of alaser printer is expressed in dots per inch. First generation laser print-ers broke each inch into 300 dots vertically and horizontally, creatingcharacters from this 90,000-dot matrix. Second generation laser print-ers use 600 or 1200 dots per inch in each direction and thus produce asharper, more easily readable output; commercial typesetters use 2400dots per inch.

Any means of producing text that yields 300 dots per inch or more isacceptable. Daisy-wheel, typewriter, commercial printing, and manyink-jet printers meet this standard, as do photocopies of originals pro-duced by these methods. Dot matrix printers and fax machines uselower resolution, and their output is unacceptable.

2. FRAP 32(a)(5) distinguishes between proportional and mono-spaced fonts, and between serif and sans-serif type. It also requiresknowledge of points and pitch.

Proportionally spaced type uses different widths for different char-acters. A monospaced face, by contrast, uses the same width for eachcharacter. Most typewriters produce monospaced type, and most com-puters also can do so using fonts with names such as “Courier” or“Courier New.” The rule leaves to each lawyer the choice betweenproportional and monospaced type.

This sentence is in a proportionally spaced font; as youcan see, the m and i have different widths.

This sentence is in a monospaced font; as youcan see, the m and i have the same width.

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Serifs are small horizontal or vertical strokes at the ends of the linesthat make up the letters and numbers. The next line shows two charac-ters enlarged for detail. The first has serifs, the second does not.

Y YStudies have shown that long passages of serif type are easier to read

and comprehend than long passages of sans-serif type. The rule accord-ingly limits the principal sections of briefs to serif type, although sans-serif type may be used in headings and captions.

This sentence is in New Century Schoolbook, a propor-tionally spaced font with serifs. Baskerville, Bookman,Caslon, Garamond, Georgia, and Times are other commonserif faces.

This sentence is in Helvetica, a proportionally spacedsans-serif font. Arial, Eurostile, Trebuchet, Univers, andVerdana are other common sans-serif faces.

Type must be large enough to read comfortably. For a monospacedface, this means type approximating the old “pica” standard usedby typewriters, 10 characters per horizontal inch, rather than the old“elite” standard of 12 characters per inch. Because some computer ver-sions of monospaced type do not come to exactly 10 characters perinch, FRAP 32(a)(5)(B) allows up to 101/2 characters per inch, includingpunctuations and spaces.

Proportionally spaced characters vary in width, so a limit of charac-ters per line is not practical. Instead FRAP 32(a)(5)(A) requires a mini-mum of 14-point type. Local rules may vary. “Point” is a printing termfor the height of a character. Word processing and page layout pro-grams can expand or condense the type using tracking controls, or youmay have access to a condensed version of the face. Do not use these.Condensed type is prohibited by FRAP 32(a)(6). It offers no benefit tocounsel under an approach that measures the length of briefs in wordsrather than pages, and it is to your advantage to make the brief aslegible as possible.

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This is 9-point type.

This is 10-point type.

This is 11-point type.

This is 12-point type.

This is 12-point type, condensed. Condensed type is not acceptable.

This is 13-point type.

This is 14-point type.

3. FRAP 32(a)(6) provides that the principal type must be a plain,roman style. In other words, the main body of the document cannot bebold, italic, capitalized, underlined, narrow, or condensed. This helps tokeep the brief legible. Italics or underlining may be used only for casenames or occasional emphasis. Boldface and all-caps text should beused sparingly.

4. FRAP 32(a)(7) determines the maximum length of a brief. Thevariability of proportionally spaced type makes it necessary to expressthis length in words rather than pages.

Lawyers who choose monospaced type may avoid word counts bycounting lines of type. Unless the brief employs a lot of block quotesor footnotes it will be enough to count pages and multiply by the num-ber of lines per page. (Fifty pages at 26 lines per page is 1,300 lines.)The line-count option is not available when the brief uses proportionaltype.

For most courts, principal briefs of 30 pages or less, and reply briefsof 15 pages or less, need not be accompanied by a word or line count.Think of FRAP 32(a)(7)(A) as a safe harbor. Lawyers who need moreshould use FRAP 32(a)(7)(B). A brief that meets the type volume limi-tations of FRAP 32(a)(7)(B) is acceptable without regard to the numberof pages it contains, as long as it is accompanied by a signed certificateof compliance.

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TIME SCHEDULE10th Cir. R. 31

The court of appeals clerk does not issue a scheduling order for theparties. The parties must calculate the due dates. In cases where all par-ties are represented by retained counsel, appellant’s opening brief mustbe filed within 40 days after the date on which the district court clerknotifies parties and the court of appeals clerk that the record is com-plete for purposes of appeal. The appellee’s brief is due within 30 daysafter service of the appellant’s brief. Reply brief is due within 14 days ofservice of the appellee’s brief.

FILING AND SERVICEFRAP 25

As authorized by Fed. R. App. P. 25(a)(2)(D), the court requiresmandatory electronic case filing (CM/ECF) for all counsel of record.Counsel may use the CM/ECF system to serve and file all pleadings.Paper copies of electronically filed documents must be submitted to thecourt within two business days.

ELECTRONIC FILING10th Cir. R. 25

All counsel are required to submit all pleadings using the court’sCM/ECF system. All pleadings must be filed in Portable DocumentFormat (PDF or Acrobat format, sometimes referred to as Native PDF).Native PDF files are generated from original word processing files andare text searchable. PDF images created by scanning documents will belimited to 10 megabytes per file; documents exceeding those limitsshould be split into separate files using appropriate identification of thefiles.

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Briefs

Counsel must furnish the full contents of briefs (from cover throughconclusion) in digital form. Any attachment(s) to a brief available indigital form (native PDF) must be included with the brief in the samedocument (that is, if the attachments required under 10th Cir. R. 28.2are in Native PDF they may be included with the brief in a single docu-ment and e-filed). Required attachments to briefs that are not availablein Native PDF may be submitted in scanned PDF format. In thatinstance, however, the attachments should be forwarded as a single,separate PDF document. If some of the attachments are available inNative PDF and some are not, all the attachments should be scanned asone document and attached separately in the e-submission. Within 2business days of submitting the brief via e-filing, counsel must submit 7hard copies of the brief with the clerk’s office.

All other pleadings

All pleadings and other documents filed by counsel must be filedelectronically in native PDF format except:

(a) Case initiating documents for original proceedings may be sub-mitted via ECF/pay.gov. Materials falling into this category include peti-tions for review, petitions for permission to appeal and original writs.Please note that any accompanying appendices to the case initiatingdocuments may now be submitted via ECF when using that option.Appendices filed with the Court electronically are limited to 10megabytes per uploaded file. More than one file may be uploaded to aparticular entry, provided that the total file size does not exceed 50megabytes per transaction. Submission of case initiating documents viaECF is not mandatory at this time, however. Alternatively, these plead-ings may be submitted in paper format or emailed to the Clerk atClerk@ca10.uscourts.gov. Pleadings forwarded on email should be inNative PDF format. In addition, please note that submission of case ini-tiating documents via ECF does not exempt the filing party from serv-ing the documents via conventional methods.

(b) Appendices submitted pursuant to Federal Rules of AppellateProcedure 30 and 10th Circuit Local Rules 9.2(B), and 30 must be filed

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electronically. With the exception of Rule 9.2(B) appendices, a singlehard copy of any appendix filed must be also be received in the officeof the Clerk within 2 business days of submission of the appendix andbrief via ECF.

(c) Please note more than one file may be uploaded to a particularentry/option, provided the total transaction does not exceed 50megabytes. Individual PDFs may not exceed 10 megabytes. Any attach-ment to a pleading exceeding 10 megabytes may not be submitted elec-tronically, and should be divided into smaller PDFs that comply withthe size limitations. Counsel seeking to submit attachments so largethey cannot be filed via ECF must submit a motion prior to submissionseeking exemption from the electronic filing requirements and justify-ing the need to submit attachments of this size.

Appendices

All appendices accompanying briefs must be filed electronically. Inaddition, a single paper copy of the appendix (an exact replica of theelectronic version; simply stated, if you file two volumes of an appen-dix electronically, you must file two volumes of a paper appendix—thenumber of volumes filed and the content must be identical) must bereceived in the clerk’s office within two business days of the electronicsubmission. Appendices must be in searchable (i.e. native) PDF format,and must be bookmarked. The first volume of each appendix mustinclude a certificate of service and additional certifications.

Attachments and Exhibits to Pleadings

All attachments and exhibits to pleadings must be filed in PDF formatunless otherwise directed by the Court. The Court prefers that attach-ments be submitted in native PDF; however, if attachments are notavailable in native PDF, they may be submitted in scanned PDF.Documents filed with the Court electronically are limited to 10 mega-bytes per uploaded file. More than one file may be uploaded to a parti-cular entry, provided that the total file size does not exceed 50 megabytesper transaction.

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Multiple Attachments/Exhibits

If possible, all attachments/exhibits to a document should be mergedinto a single PDF for filing. That document may not, however, exceed 10megabytes. If the size limit would be exceeded by merging the materi-als into a single PDF, the attachments maybe divided into two (or more,if size warrants) separate PDFs. Each PDF may be uploaded using the“Add Another” button within the ECF docket entry. After uploadingeach file, use the text box to properly describe each file (that is, youmay edit the text in that box to identify and name the attachment).

Filing Sealed Documents(Including Filing a Motion to Seal a Document)

After logging into CM/ECF and entering your appeal number, selectthe “Sealed Briefs and Motions” category. These events were specifical-ly designed to allow for submission of sealed pleadings and briefs. Youmay file a sealed motion, response, or brief in this manner. Failure toselect the “Sealed Briefs and Motions” category will result in yourpleading being filed as a public document. Counsel are responsible forensuring that sealed materials are filed using these events. In addition,please note that if you are submitting a motion to seal materials simul-taneously with the sealed materials themselves, you should use theseevents. That is the case even if the motion to seal is not submitted assealed. You may file the sealed materials as an attachment to the“sealed motion filed” docket event.

Digital Signature

All ECF submissions requiring a signature shall be signed in the fol-lowing manner:

s /Attorney or Pro Se PartyStreet Address

Telephone NumberEmail address

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Certification

In addition to the certificate of service, all Counsel must certify that:

(1) All required privacy redactions have been; (2) the hard copies ofany pleading required to be submitted to the clerk’s office are exactcopies of the ECF filing; and (3) the ECF submission was scanned forviruses with the most recent version of a commercial virus scanningprogram (naming the program, version, and the date of the most recentupdate), and, according to the program is free of viruses.

Service Requirements

The Notice of Docket Activity (NDA) generated by the CM/ECFSystem constitutes evidence of service of the filed document on partici-pants registered to receive materials electronically. If a party to thecase is not registered to receive service via NDA, counsel must servethat party in another appropriate manner either via hard copy or email.A certificate of service must be attached as the final page to all docu-ments filed with the Court and shall identify the method of service used.

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SPECIFICATION CHART

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†† Cross-Appeals.

†† File and Serve via ECF. No paper copy submission is required.

Document Color Limitation Serve File

Appendix white no limit 1†† 1

Appellant’s Brief blue 13,000 words 1†† 7

Appellee’s Brief red 13,000 words 1†† 7

Reply Brief gray 6,500 words 1†† 7

Amicus Brief green 6,500 words 1†† 7

Petition for Rehearing white 3,900 words –†† –††

Petition forRehearing white 3,900 words 1†† 6En Banc

Motion white 5,200 words 1† –††

(optional)

Appellant’s Principal Brief† blue 13,000 words 1†† 7

Appellee’s Principal & Response Brief† red 15,300 words 1†† 7

Appellant’s Response & Reply Brief† yellow 13,000 words 1†† 7

Appellee’s Reply Brief† gray 6,500 words 1†† 7

SAMPLE COVER

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Of Counsel:

Date:

Law FirmAttorneys for Defendants-AppelleesAddressPhoneEmail

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IN THE

United States Court of AppealsFOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

RECORD PRESS, INC.,Plaintiff-Appellant,

—v.—

ALL OTHER PARTIES,Defendants-Appellees.

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE DISTRICT OF

HONORABLE ________________________D.C. NO. ______________________

BRIEF OF DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES

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