It's required by the principal brief, the appellant or petitioner must file an Appendix containing those items required by ...petitioner....A Practice Note explaining how to prepare
and submit the appellant’s brief and appendix
in civil appeals to the United States Court of
Appeals for the Third Circuit from a federal
district court’s order or judgment. This Note
explains briefing schedules and the content,
formatting, service, and filing requirements
for the appellant’s brief and appendix.
The briefs are the parties’ first opportunity to present their
arguments to the Third Circuit. Briefing begins with the appellant’s
opening brief and an appendix containing key parts of the record on
appeal. This Note explains the schedules for filing and serving the
briefs and the content, format, filing, and service requirements for
the appellant’s brief and appendix.
BRIEFING SCHEDULES
The parties must serve and file their briefs according to the Federal
Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP) and the local rules for the Third
Circuit (3d Cir. L.A.R.) or, if ordered otherwise, according to a briefing
schedule set by the Third Circuit. The parties may request extensions
if they have good reasons for being unable to meet the court’s
deadlines. Attorneys should be aware of the:
„ Time to serve and file briefs (see Timing).
„ Ways to Extend the briefing schedule (see Extensions of the
Briefing Schedule).
„ Consequences of failing to comply with the briefing schedule (see
Failure to Comply with the Briefing Schedule).
TIMING
The Third Circuit clerk typically issues a briefing and schedule).
