6 Cir. I.O.P. 28: Briefs

(a) Length. Briefs in excess of the lengths provided by the rules are seldom permitted.

(b) Sample Briefs. The clerk’s office will not distribute sample briefs. However, copies are available for inspection in the clerk’s office.

(c) Expedited Cases. In the following cases, this court directs the parties to file briefs on an expedited basis and then schedules an oral hearing or submission on briefs as soon as possible: recalcitrant witnesses under 28 U.S.C. § 1826 and grand jury contempt appeals. Issuance of a routine briefing schedule and expedited argument or submission on briefs is directed in the following cases: appeals from orders denying or granting preliminary or temporary injunctions; interlocutory appeals under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b); direct criminal appeals; and appeals in cases filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241, 2254 and 2255. See also Fed. R. App. P. 45(b).

Any other case may be expedited upon this court’s granting of a motion under 6 Cir. R. 27(f). If an appeal is ordered expedited, the clerk will fix a briefing schedule which will permit the appeal to be set for oral argument at an early date, unless an earlier hearing date is directed by a judge. The clerk will usually have some idea of the approximate date of the hearing and will so advise counsel when the order is issued.