6 Cir. R. 32: Form of Briefs
Rules and Internal Operating Procedures of the Sixth Circuit — Title VII. General Provisions
(a) Certificate of Compliance with Type-Volume Limitation. The certificate of compliance under Fed. R. App. P. 32(g) must immediately follow the signature at the end of the brief.
(b) Length.
(1) Exclusions from Length Limits. The following items do not count toward the length limitations in Fed. R. App. P. 32(a)(7)(A) and (B):
• the corporate disclosure statement required under Fed. R. App. P. 26.1;
• the designation of relevant district court documents required under 6 Cir. R. 28(b)(1)(A)(i) and 30(g)(1);
• the designation of relevant administrative record items required under 6 Cir. R. 28(b)(1)(A)(ii) and 30(g)(2);
• the statement of reasons for oral argument permitted under 6 Cir. R. 28(b)(1)(B); and
• copies of unpublished opinions required under Fed. R. App. P. 32.1(b) or 6 Cir. R. 32.1(a).
(2) Death Penalty Cases. In an application under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 or § 2255 by a person under a death sentence and in an appeal from a federal sentence of death, the briefs may not exceed one-and-a-half times the length allowed by Fed. R. App. P. 32(a)(7)(A) and (B).