Circuit Rule 5-2: Number of Copies and Length
Circuit Rules and General Orders of the Ninth Circuit — Title II. Appeal from a Judgment or Order of a District Court
(a) Number of Copies: Unrepresented parties must file an original in paper format of a petition, cross-petition, answer, and any supporting papers and appendices filed pursuant to FRAP 5(a) or 6(c). A petition, cross-petition, or answer filed by counsel must be submitted via the Appellate Electronic Filing System. (New Rule 7/1/00; Rev. 12/1/09; Rev. 7/1/13; Rev. 12/1/16; Rev. 12/1/24)
(b) Length: Except by permission of the Court, a petition, cross-petition, or answer filed under FRAP 5 may not exceed 20 pages. The documents listed at FRAP 5(b)(1)(E) and 32(f) are excluded from the length limit calculation. (New 12/1/16)