L.A.R. 28.2: Brief of the Appellee

The brief of the appellee or respondent must conform to the requirements of FRAP 28(b) and 3d Cir. L.A.R. 28.1 (a)(2), (b) and (c). If the appellee is also a cross-appellant, the appellee's brief must also comply with rules 28.1(a)(1) and (a)(3). The brief of an appellee who has been permitted to file one brief in consolidated appeals must contain an appropriate cross reference index which clearly identifies and relates appellee's answering contentions to the specific contentions of the various appellants. The index must contain an appropriate reference by appellee to the question raised and the page in the brief of each appellant.

The portions of prior Court Rule 21.1 that were repetitive of FRAP 28 were deleted in 1995. Otherwise no substantive change from prior Court Rule 21.1 is.