Brief Checklist {11}

BRIEF C HE C KLIST Fo r m 11 Cover s h e et [ R u le 1 1 (6)( b )] Na m e of t h i s C ourt (Su p re m e C ourt of Montana) C ase n u mbe r on a ppe al ( C lerk of Su p re m e C ourt will is s ue) Title of t h e c ase f rom t h e trial court (t h e p art i na m e with d esig n ation) Trial C ou r t and t rial co u rt j ud g na me Title of t h e docu m ent (For e x am ple : A pp el l an t s Brie f ) Na m e s , ad d res s es, t e l e p h one and F AX nu m b er s, and ema i l addr e ss e s (if any) o f all p art i es or t h eir at t orney s . If listing an a ttorn e y, identi f y t h e p arty t h e attor n ey r e p re s ents Cover s h e et co l or [ 1 1(6)(a)] A pp ell a n t s Brief is lig h t b l ue A pp el l e e s b rief is sa l m o n A pp ell a n t s re p ly b rief is gray Do N O T u se tra n s p ar e nt covers First page [ R u le 11(6) ( a)] T h e s a m e as t h e co v er s h e e t e x c e p t o n w h ite p a p er Paper size and c ol o r [ R u le 11(3)(a)] 8.5 x 11 in ch es w h ite p ap er Com p uter type size [ R u le 11(2)] 14 - p oint T i mes N ew R o man or sim i lar t y p e f a c e Margins [ R u le 11(3)( a )] 1 inch on t o p , b ott o m a nd b o th sid e s L ine s p a cing [ R u l e 1 1 (3)( b )] Dou b le s p a c e a ll t e xt e x c e p t f ootnot e s and q uot e d ind e n t ed ma t erial Page n um bering [11(3)( b )] N u m b er ea c h p age Page o r w ord limit [ R u le 11(4)] A pp ell a n t s b rief - 3 0 p ag e s or 1 0 , 0 00 wo r ds A pp el l e e s b rief - 30 p a ges or 10 , 0 0 0 words A pp ell a n t s re p ly b rief - 14 p a g es or 5, 0 00 wo rd s Word and p age l i mits do not inc l ude t a b l e of conten t s, ta b le of a u th orities, certi f ica t es or service a nd com p li an ce, or any a pp endix c o n t aining s t at u es, r u l e s , re g ul a tions and ot h er pe rtine n t m a te rials. Sign yo u r brief [ R u l e 13(2)] Attach Ce r tificate of Service to brief [ R u le 10(4)] Attach Ce r tificate of Com p lian c e [ R u l e 11( 4 )(e)] Judgm e nt [ R u le 12(1)( h )] T h e j u d g me nt or or d er b ei n g a ppea led m u st b e att a c h ed to A pp ell a n t s b rief B inding [ R u le 1 1 (3)( b )] Bind or sta p le b rief on lef t File an ori g inal a nd 9 c o p ies of t h e b rief with t h e Cl erk of t h e Su pr e m e C ourt t h e s am e day y o u sign t h e C e r ti f icate of Servi c e [ R u l e 13( 2 )] Serve all p arties or t heir at t o r neys [ R u l e s 10(2) a nd ( 3)] American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com