Rule RAP 10.4 - Preparation and Filing of Brief by Party(a) Format of Brief. Briefs shall comply with the formatting requirements of RAP 18.17.(b) Length of Brief. Briefs shall comply with the formatting requirements of RAP 18.17.(c) Text of Statute, Rule, Jury Instruction, Exhibit, or the Like. If a party presents an issue which requires study of a statute, rule, regulation, jury instruction, finding of fact, exhibit, or the like, the party should type the material portions of the text out verbatim or include them by copy in the text or in an appendix to the brief. Pictorial images may be copied in the body of the text or in an appendix and may be in color, notwithstanding GR 14(a).(d) Motion in Brief. A party may include in a brief only a motion which, if granted, would preclude hearing the case on the merits. The answer to a motion within a brief may be made within the brief of the answering party in the time allowed for filing the brief.(e) Reference to Party. References to parties by such designations as "appellant" and "respondent" should be kept to a minimum. It promotes clarity to use the designations used in the lower court, the actual names of the parties, or descriptive terms such as "the employee," "the injured person," and "the taxpayer."(f) Reference to Record. A reference to the record should designate the page and part of the record. Exhibits should be referred to by number. The clerk's papers should be abbreviated as "CP"; exhibits should be abbreviated as "Ex"; administrative records should be abbreviated as "AR"; and the report of proceedings should be abbreviated as "RP." Suitable abbreviations for other recurrent references may be used.(g) Citation Format. Citations should conform with the format prescribed by the Reporter of Decisions pursuant to GR 14(d). The format requirements of GR 14(a)-(b) do not apply to briefs filed in an appellate court.(h) Unpublished Opinions. [Reserved. See GR 14.1.]Wash. R. App. P. RAP 10.4
Adopted effective 7/1/1976; Amended effective 7/2/1976; 9/1/1985; 9/1/1990; 9/1/1993; 9/1/1994; 12/30/1997; 9/1/1998; 9/1/2000; 12/24/2002; 9/1/2003; 9/1/2006; 9/1/2007; 9/1/2010; 9/1/2018; amended effective 9/1/2021; amended effective 9/1/2022; amended effective 9/1/2024.