Ind. R. App. P. 51

As amended through November 4, 2024
Rule 51 - Form and Assembly of Appendices
(A) Copying. For conventionally filed appendices, the copies shall be on 8 1/2 by 11 inch white paper of a weight normally used in printing and typing. The copying process used shall produce text in a distinct black image on only one side of the paper. Color copies of exhibits that were originally in color are permitted and encouraged.
(B) Order of Documents. Documents included in an Appendix shall be arranged in the order listed in Rule 50.
(C) Numbering. Each Appendix volume shall be independently and consecutively numbered, All pages of the Appendix volume, including the front page (see Rule 51(E)) , shall be consecutively numbered at the bottom starting with numeral one on each volume's front page. The appendix page numbers should not obscure the page numbers existing on the original documents.
(D) Volumes. All Appendices shall be submitted separately from the brief. An Appendix shall consist of a table of contents (see Rule 51(F)) and one or more additional volumes, and each Appendix volume must be limited in size to the lesser of two hundred fifty (250) pages or fifty megabytes (50 MB). The front page shall be included in the two hundred fifty (250) page limit of this rule. Conventionally filed volumes shall be bound with a single staple or binder clip. They shall not be bound in book or pamphlet form.
(E) Front Page. Each volume of an Appendix shall have a front page that conforms substantially to Form #App.R. 51-1.
(F) Table of Contents. An Appendix shall contain a single table of contents for the entire Appendix, which shall be submitted as Appendix Volume 1, regardless of the number of volumes.

Ind. R. App. P. 51

Amended April 12, 2016, effective 7/1/2016; last amended August 3, 2017, effective 1/1/2018; amended December 16, 2021, effective 1/1/2022.

Order Clarifying Appellate Rule Amendments Effective July 1, 2016