Local Rule L.B.R. 7007-2: Briefs
Bankr. N.D. Tex. — Civil rule
L.B.R. 7007-2 Briefs.
(a) General Form.
A brief shall be printed, typewritten, or presented in some other legible form.
(b) Amicus Briefs.
An amicus brief may not be filed without leave of the Presiding Judge. The brief shall specifically set forth the interest of the amicus curiae in the outcome of the litigation.
(c) Length.
A brief shall not exceed 25 pages (excluding the table of contents and table of authorities). A reply brief shall not exceed 10 pages. Permission to file a brief in excess of these page limitations will be granted by the Presiding Judge only for extraordinary and compelling reasons.
(d) Tables of Contents and Authorities.
A brief in excess of 10 pages shall contain:
(1) a table of contents with page references; and
(2) an alphabetically arranged table of cases, statutes, and other authorities cited, with page references to the location of all citations.
(e) Citations to Appendix.
If a party's motion or response is accompanied by an appendix, the party's brief shall include citations to each page of the appendix that supports each assertion that the party makes concerning any documentary or non-documentary evidence on which the party relies to support or oppose the motion.