Rule 7.01 - Brief of appellant [Effective August 1, 2019] The brief of appellant shall contain under appropriate headings and in the order indicated:
(a) A title page which must include: (1) The appellate court caption and appellate court case number; (2) Identification of party filing the brief; and (3) The name(s), address(es) and telephone number(s) of the attorney(s) or pro se party(ies) preparing the brief. Members of the Wyoming Bar shall include their Wyoming Bar number. (b) A table of contents, with page references; (c) A table of cases alphabetically arranged (in one list or by jurisdiction), statutes and other authorities cited, with references to the pages where they appear; (d) A statement of jurisdiction in the appellate court. The statement shall include a concise statement of the facts material to the finality of an order being appealed, the timeliness of the appeal, any other facts effecting jurisdiction and a reference to the provisions of statute, rule or case law on which jurisdiction rests; (e) A statement of the issues presented for review; (f) A statement of the case, presented in any efficient order, identifying the nature of the case, setting out the facts relevant to the issues presented for review, describing the relevant procedural history, and identifying the rulings presented for review, with citations to page numbers in the designated record on appeal as paginated in accordance with Rule 3.05(h). Citations to the designated record shall not contain volume numbers; (g) An argument (which may be preceded by a summary) setting forth: (1) Appellant's contentions with respect to the issues presented and the reasons therefor, with citations to the authorities, statutes and pages of the designated record on appeal relied on; and (2) For each issue, a concise statement of the applicable standard of review (which may appear in the discussion of the issue or under a separate heading placed before the discussion of the issues); (h) A short conclusion stating the precise relief sought; (i) The signature(s) of counsel or pro se party(ies) submitting the brief; (j) A certificate of service; and (k) An appendix, which shall contain (1) a copy of the judgment or final order appealed from; (2) the trial court's decision letter or other written and/or oral reasons for judgment, if any; and (3) the statement of costs required by rule 10.01. Amended May 4, 2001, effective September 4, 2001; amended April 6, 2015, effective July 1, 2015; August 23, 2017, effective November 1, 2017; amended April 30, 2019, effective August 1, 2019.