Rule 8 - Length of Briefs(a) Opening briefs and answering briefs must not exceed 14,000 words.(b) Reply briefs must not exceed 7,000 words.(c) Every brief must be accompanied by a certificate that confirms compliance with the applicable word limit. A party preparing a certificate of compliance may rely on the word count of the word processing system used to prepare the brief if it counts the required words including any footnotes. Form 8 is a template of the certification of word count.R. Proc. Judi. Admin. Deci. 8
Added Sept. 30, 1993, effective 12/1/1993. Amended on an emergency basis Aug. 30, 2012, effective 7/1/2013, amendment adopted on a permanent basis12/10/2012;8/31/2017, effective 1/1/2018.