1. Filing of briefs (unless otherwise ordered by the Court):
a. Appellant's brief due within 40 days after the clerk sends notice of the filing of the record.
b. Appellee's brief due 30 days after the filing of the appellant's brief.
c. Appellant's reply brief due within 20 days after the filing of the appellee's brief but in any event not later than 10 days before the date of argument.
d. File 15 copies of each brief and, if filed as a separate volume, 10 copies of any record extract. (For MDEC cases, see #5 below).
b. Appellee's brief due 30 days after the filing of the appellant's brief.
c. Appellant's reply brief due within 20 days after the filing of the appellee's brief but in any event not later than 10 days before the date of argument.
d. File 15 copies of each brief and, if filed as a separate volume, 10 copies of any record extract. (For MDEC cases, see #5 below).
2. Covers of briefs:
a. Appellant's brief - yellow
b. Appellee's brief - green
c. Reply brief - red
d. Amicus curiae brief - gray
b. Appellee's brief - green
c. Reply brief - red
d. Amicus curiae brief - gray
3. Fonts - Commercial and Computer:
The following fonts are approved by the Supreme Court of Maryland for use in briefs, petitions for writ of certiorari, and other papers prepared by commercial printers or computer printers. This list is provided for your guidance -- these fonts are suggested, not mandatory. Be sure to read Maryland Rules 8-112 and 8-504(a)(8) carefully for requirements as to type size, spacing, margins and the statement in the brief as to the typeface used.
| Antique Olive Arial Arial Rounded Book Antiqua Bookman Old Style Britannic Century Gothic Century Schoolbook |
CG Times Courier Courier New Footlight MT Light Letter Gothic MS LineDraw Times New Roman Universal |
4. Length of briefs (see Rule 8-112):
a. Appellant and Appellee briefs - 35 pages
b. Reply brief - 15 pages
5. MDEC:
For MDEC cases, the record copy of the brief and record extract must be e-filed by the due date for the brief. Eight paper copies of the brief and record extract must be filed. (Rule 20-404).
This is a brief summary of the rules regarding the filing of briefs. Please refer to Chapter 500 of Title 8 of the Maryland Rules for complete information on the style, formatting and filing of briefs in the Appellate Court of Maryland.