Rule 67-2A. Format of Electronic Briefs and Party Appendices; Copies

(a) Briefs and party appendices, if any, shall be uploaded together as a text searchable single document. Bookmarks to each section of the brief and to each item included in a party appendix are required. Briefs shall include internal hyperlinks for citations to items included in the party appendix. Internal hyperlinks must be clearly distinguishable from other text in the brief (e.g., underlined blue text or highlighted text). Any external hyperlink included in a brief will be viewed as text only. Visual aids that comply with the guidelines published on the Judicial Branch website are permitted to be included in the brief. Additional formatting information and recommendations can be found in the guidelines published on the Judicial Branch website.

(b) Briefs shall be typed in a 12 point serif font, including footnotes but excluding headings. Headings must be in a 14 point serif font. A list of serif fonts can be found in the guidelines published on the Judicial Branch website. Margins shall be 1 and 1/2 inches on all sides. All text must be left aligned. Line spacing can be between 1.3x and 1.5x and must be uniform throughout, including the body of the document, footnotes, and block quotes. Bold face or italic emphasis tools shall be used in place of underlining. Sections shall be marked sequentially using numbers or letters (e.g., 1. Introduction, 2. Statement of the facts . . . 6. Conclusion; or A. Introduction, B. Statement of the facts . . . F. Conclusion).

(c) The brief and party appendix, if any, shall include a single pagination scheme that starts on the cover page of the brief and continues throughout the entire document, on every page, including the cover and table of contents for the party appendix through to the last page of the party appendix. The page numbers shall be centered on the bottom of each page and shall be written as ''Page X of XX'' (e.g., Page 1 of 55 . . . Page 32 of 55 . . . Page 55 of 55). The party appendix shall have an index of the names of witnesses whose testimony is cited within it. Any part of the testimony of a witness that is omitted shall be indicated by asterisks. After giving the name of a witness, the party who called that witness shall be designated, and it shall be stated whether the testimony quoted was given on direct, cross or other examination.

(d) Briefs must have a cover page that includes, in the following order, from the top of the page:

(1) the name of the court; (2) the appellate docket number; (3) the appellate case name; (4) the nature of the brief (e.g., brief of the defendantappellant; brief of the plaintiff-appellee on the appeal and of the plaintiff-cross appellant on the cross appeal); and (5) the name, address, telephone number and email address of individual counsel who is to argue the appeal and, if different, the name, address, telephone number and email address of the party's counsel of record. The foregoing shall be displayed in a 12 point or larger serif font.

(e) Counsel of record filing a brief shall file the brief and party appendix, if any, in accordance with guidelines established by the court and published on the Judicial Branch website.

(f) All briefs filed with the Supreme Court or the Appellate Court must be accompanied by a: (1) certification that a copy of the brief and party appendix, if any, has been sent electronically to each counsel of record in compliance with Section 62-7, except for counsel of record exempt from electronic filing pursuant to Section 60-8, to whom a paper copy of the brief and party appendix, if any, must be sent; (2) certification that the brief and party appendix have been redacted or do not contain any names or other personal identifying information that is prohibited from disclosure by rule, statute, court order or case law, unless the brief is filed pursuant to Section 79a-6; and (3) certification of the word count in the brief.

(g) Any request for deviation from the above requirements, including requests to deviate from the requirement to redact or omit personal identifying information or information that is prohibited from disclosure by rule, statute, court order or case law, shall be filed with the appellate clerk. The request may be submitted in the form of a letter indicating the deviations sought and the reasons for the request or, when appropriate, by using form (JD-SC-044).

Committee Notes

amended June 27, 2023, to take effect Jan. 1, 2024; amended July 15, 2025, to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.) HISTORY—2026: Prior to 2026, this section provided: ''(a) Briefs filed under this rule shall include the words ''Filed Under the Electronic Briefing Rules'' at the top center of the cover of the brief. Briefs and party appendices, if any, shall be uploaded together as a text searchable single document. Bookmarks are required and must link to sections of the brief and to items included in the party appendix. Briefs shall include internal hyperlinks for citations to items included in the party appendix. Internal hyperlinks must be clearly distinguishable from other text in the brief (e.g., underlined blue text or high- lighted text). External hyperlinks are not permitted. Any exter- nal hyperlink included in a brief will be viewed as text only. Visual aids that comply with the guidelines published on the Judicial Branch website are permitted to be included in the brief. Additional formatting information and recommendations can be found in the guidelines published on the Judicial Branch website. ''(b) Briefs shall be typed in a 12 point serif font, including footnotes but excluding headings. Headings must be in a 14 point serif font.

A list of serif fonts can be found in the guidelines published on the Judicial Branch website. Margins shall be 1 and 1/2 inches on all sides. All text must be left aligned. Line spacing can be between 1.3x and 1.5x and must be uniform throughout, including the body of the document, footnotes, and block quotes. Bold face or italic emphasis tools shall be used in place of underlining. Sections shall be marked sequentially using numbers or letters (e.g., 1. Introduction, 2. Statement of the facts . . . 6. Conclusion; or A. Introduction, B. Statement of the facts . . . F. Conclusion). ''(c) The brief and party appendix, if any, shall include a single pagination scheme that starts on the cover page of the brief and continues throughout the entire document, on every page, including the cover and table of contents for the party appendix through to the last page of the party appendix. The page numbers shall be centered on the bottom of each page and shall be written as ''Page X of XX'' (e.g., Page 1 of 55 . . . Page 32 of 55 . . . Page 55 of 55). The party appendix shall have an index of the names of witnesses whose testimony is cited within it. Any part of the testimony of a witness that is omitted shall be indicated by asterisks. After giving the name of a witness, the party who called that witness shall be desig- nated, and it shall be stated whether the testimony quoted was given on direct, cross or other examination. ''(d) Two legible photocopies of each brief and party appen- dix, if any, shall be filed with the appellate clerk. The party appendix may be printed on both sides of a page. The brief and party appendix may be bound together or separately. No specific type or style of binding is required as long as the documents are securely bound. The covers for all types of briefs shall be white. ''(e) Briefs and separately bound party appendices, if any, must bear on the cover, in the following order, from the top of the page: (1) the name of the court; (2) the appellate docket number; (3) the appellate case name; (4) the nature of the brief (e.g., brief of the defendant-appellant; brief of the plaintiff- appellee on the appeal and of the plaintiff-cross appellant on the cross appeal); and (5) the name, address, telephone number and email address of individual counsel who is to argue the appeal and, if different, the name, address, tele- phone number and email address of the party's counsel of