Rule 67-2. Format of Paper Briefs and Party Appendices for Filers Excluded or Exempt from Electronic Filing Pursuant to Section 60-8; Copies

(a) Briefs and party appendices, if any, shall be typewritten on white 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. Unless ordered otherwise, briefs shall be copied on one side of the page only. Party appendices may be copied on both sides of the page. The page number for briefs and party appendices shall be centered on the bottom of each page. The brief shall be fully double spaced and shall not exceed three lines to the vertical inch or twenty-seven lines to the page; footnotes and block quotations may, however, be single spaced. Margins shall be 1 inch on all sides. Briefs and party appendices, which may be bound together, shall be bound in a way that preserves the integrity of the document. Any such binding shall be easy to remove so that the briefs and party appendices, if any, can be scanned.

(b) 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). A party appendix shall have an index of the names of witnesses whose testimony is cited within it. If any part of the testimony of a witness is omitted, this 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.

(c) 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.

(d) Briefs and separately bound party appendices, if any, must have a cover page that includes, 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 plaintiffappellee 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 font of 12 point or larger size.

(e) One legible copy of the brief and party appendix, if any, shall be filed with the appellate clerk.

(f) The brief 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 to each counsel of record in compliance with Section 627; (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, except for briefs filed pursuant to Section 79a-6; and (3) certification that the brief complies with all provisions of this rule. The certification that a copy of the brief and party appendix has been sent to each counsel of record in compliance with Section 62-7 may be signed by counsel of record or the printing service, if any. All other certifications pursuant to this subsection shall be signed by counsel of record only.

(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 Jan. 29, 2009, to take effect March 1, 2009; amended June 5, 2013, to take effect July 1, 2013; amended June 18, 2014, to take effect Sept. 1, 2014; amended June 15, 2021, to take effect Oct. 1, 2021.) (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 4064A.) (Amended June 7, 2001, to take effect Sept. 1, 2001; amended Jan. 29, 2009, to take effect March 1, 2009; amended June 2, 2010, to take effect Jan. 1, 2011; amended June 5, 2013, to take effect July 1, 2013; amended June 18, 2014, to take effect Sept. 1, 2014; amended Sept. 16, 2015, to take effect Jan. 1, 2016; amended June 15, 2016, to take effect Aug. 1, 2016; amended Oct. 18, 2017, to take effect Jan. 1, 2018; amended Oct. 24, 2018, to take effect Jan. 1, 2019; amended June 15, 2021, to take effect Oct. 1, 2021; amended June 27, 2023, to take effect Jan. 1, 2024; amended July 15, 2025, to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.) to Section 79a-6; and (3) certification that the brief complies with all provisions of this rule. The certification that a copy of the brief and party appendix has been sent to each counsel of record in compliance with Section 62-7 may be signed by counsel of record or the printing service, if any. All other certifications pursuant to this subsection shall be signed by counsel of record only. ''(i) 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.'' COMMENTARY—2026: The purpose of these amend- ments is to update the filing and formatting requirements of paper briefs and party appendices for filers excluded or exempt from electronic filing, notably requiring that one copy of the brief and party appendix, if any, shall be filed with the appellate clerk, and to introduce a new form for use when a deviation from the rule's requirements is requested. TECHNICAL CHANGE: ''Party'' was added before ''Appen- dices'' and ''appendix'' in the title and subsection (f), respec- tively. In addition, in subsection (g), the request for deviation form number was added.