Del. R. Sup. Ct. 13

As amended through November 14, 2024
Rule 13 - Form of briefs, appendices and other papers
(a)Briefs and appendices. -
(i)Typed. -All text, including text in footnotes, shall be in Times New Roman 14-point typeface. Unrepresented parties without access to a typewriter or word processing program may submit papers in legible handwriting. Case names must be italicized or underlined.
(ii)Specifications. -All typed briefs and all appendices shall be firmly bound at the left margin in a transparent plastic cover. Briefs and appendices shall have pages not exceeding 8 1/2 by 11 inches with double spacing. Quotations of more than 50 words and footnotes shall be single-spaced. Top, bottom, and side margins of briefs shall be not less than 1 inch.
(iii)Appendix pagination. -Pages of an appendix shall be numbered separately at the bottom. Each page number of the appendix shall be preceded by capital A for the appellant, capital B for the appellee, and capital AR for the reply appendix, if any. Copies of the reporter's transcript and other papers reproduced in a manner authorized by this rule may be included in the appendix with the appendix paginations.
(b)Motions and other papers. -Motions and other papers may be produced in like manner, or may be typewritten upon opaque, unglazed white paper and shall have pages not exceeding 8 1/2 by 11 inches and shall otherwise conform with the requirements for briefs, as provided under paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) above. A motion or other paper shall contain a caption setting forth the name of this Court, the caption of the case, the file number, the date of filing and a brief descriptive title indicating the purpose of the paper. A motion or other paper shall be filed without backer.
(c)Use of both sides and use of recyclable paper. -It is permissible for any brief, appendix, motion or other paper to include material printed or typed on 1 side or both sides of the page, provided legibility is maintained, and the Court encourages this practice. The Court encourages the use of recycled paper by all parties filing papers with the Court.

Del. R. Sup. Ct. 13

Amended effective 8/19/2011;1/14/2013;2/18/2013;4/8/2013; amended August 19, 2016, effective 10/3/2016.