Rule 17. Appendix to the briefs

(a) Duty of Appellant or Other Moving Party to Prepare and File; Content. The appellant shall prepare a separate appendix to the brief. The appendix shall contain:

(1) The relevant docket entries in the proceeding below;

(2) Any relevant portions of the pleadings, charge, findings, or opinions;

(3) The judgment, order, decision, or ruling in question; and

(4) Any other part of the record, including the transcript, to which the party wishes to direct the particular attention of the Supreme Court. The appendix shall have a table of contents, pages separately numbered, and appropriate demarcation separating discrete sections. When portions of a transcript are included in the appendix, parties shall ensure that the cover sheet of the transcript volume and the index of witness names are included, together with sufficient pages assembled in sequence to enable the Supreme Court to read the cited passages in context.

(b) Duty of Appellee or Other Adverse Party to Prepare and File. If the appellee or other adverse party deems it necessary to direct the particular attention of the Supreme Court to parts of the record not designated by the appellant in the appellant's appendix, the appellee shall prepare and file an appendix to the appellee's brief containing a designation of those parts.

(c) Form of Appendices. The form of appendices shall be in accordance with the provisions of Rule 16(f) except as to maximum number of words and pages permitted and in accordance with the "Checklist for Filing Briefs" form.