L.A.R. Misc. 112.9: Format and Length
Local Appellate Rules and Internal Operating Procedures of the Third Circuit — L.A.R. Misc. 112 Petitions for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands
(a) The typeface, page size, margins, line spacing, binding, and text style of a petition for writ of certiorari and responses must be in compliance with Rule 32(a), FRAP and Third Circuit Local Rule 32.1. The cover of a petition for writ of certiorari must be blue; the cover of respondent’s brief must be red; the cover of a reply brief must be gray.
(b) A proportionately spaced petition for a writ of certiorari and response must not exceed 5,600 words, exclusive of the table of contents and table of authorities. A reply brief must not exceed 2,300 words.
Notes
L.A.R. 112.1 - 112.14 were enacted in 2007. The rules were amended in 2008 to provide for electronic filing.
Source: 48 U.S.C. § 1613