Rule 67-8. The Party Appendix

(a) No party appendix is required in either a court or a jury case, except where an opinion is cited that is not officially published, in which case the text of the opinion must be included in the party appendix. A party appendix may be used: (1) to include excerpts from exhibits; (2) to include excerpts from the transcripts deemed necessary by any parties pursuant to Section 63-4 (a) (3); (3) to provide other items from the proceedings below that a party deems necessary for the proper presentation of the issues on appeal; or (4) to comply with other provisions of the rules of practice that require the inclusion of certain materials in the party appendix. The transcript cover page and certification page must be included with any transcript excerpt. To reproduce a full transcript or exhibit when an excerpt would suffice, or to include portions of the proceedings below that are not necessary for the proper presentation of the issues on appeal, is a misuse of a party appendix. Pursuant to Section 67-2A (a), briefs shall include internal hyperlinks for citations to items included in the party appendix.

(b) The party appendix, if any, shall be prepared in accordance with Section 67-2 or Section 672A. A party appendix shall have at its beginning a table of contents of any items in it. If constitutional provisions, statutes, ordinances, regulations, or portions of the transcript are contained in a party appendix, they may be reproduced in their original form so long as the document is not reduced to less than 75 percent of its original form.

(c) All briefs and party appendices shall protect personal identifying information as defined by Section 4-7, or other information protected by rule, statute, court order or case law. Appeals that have been ordered sealed in part or in their entirety or are subject to limited disclosure shall comply with Section 77-2.

Committee Notes

(Amended June 15, 2021, to take effect Oct. 1, 2021.) (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 4064G.) (Amended Jan. 29, 2009, to take effect March 1, 2009; amended June 5, 2013, to take effect July 1, 2013; amended Sept. 16, 2015, to take effect Jan. 1, 2016; amended March 15, 2017, to take effect June amended July 23, 2020, to take effect Jan. 1, 2021; amended