11th Cir. R. 22-2: Length of Application for a Certificate of Appealability
Rules and Internal Operating Procedures of the Eleventh Circuit — Title VI. Habeas Corpus; Proceedings in Forma Pauperis
An application to the court of appeals for a certificate of appealability and a brief in support thereof (whether or not they are combined in a single document) collectively may not exceed the maximum length authorized for a party’s principal brief [See FRAP 32(a)(7)]. A response and brief opposing an application is subject to the same limitations.