Local Rule LR 7.2: BRIEFS
M.D.N.C. — Civil rule
LR 7.2 BRIEFS
(a) Contents. Opening briefs filed with the Court shall contain:
(1) A statement of the nature of the matter before the Court.
(2) A concise statement of the facts. Each statement of fact should be supported by reference to a part of the official record in the case.
(3) A statement of the question or questions presented.
(4) The argument, which shall refer to all statutes, rules and authorities relied upon.
Response briefs filed with the court shall contain items (2) and (4) above. There shall be no need to include items (1) or (3), but those items can be included at the election of respondent to any extent respondent desires to include those items and/or believes respondent's statement of those items would be helpful to the court.
Reply briefs filed with the court shall contain item (4) above and may contain item (2) to the limited extent of responding to factual matters newly raised in the response. There shall be no need to include items (1) or (3) and those items ordinarily should not be included.
(b) Citation of Published Decisions. For purposes of these rules, published decisions include decisions published in widely used reports and electronic databases, specifically including Westlaw and LEXIS. The preferred form of citation is in accordance with The Bluebook, a Uniform System of Citation.
(c) Citation of Unpublished Decisions. Unpublished decisions may be cited only if the unpublished decision is furnished to the Court and to opposing parties or their counsel when the brief is filed. Unpublished decisions should be cited as follows: Wise v. Richardson, No. C-70-191-S (M.D.N.C., Aug. 11, 1971).
(d) Citation of Decisions Not Appearing in Certain Published Reports. Decisions published only in reports other than the West Federal Reporter System, Westlaw, LEXIS, the official North Carolina reports and the official United States Supreme Court reports (e.g., C.C.H. Reports, Labor Reports, U.S.P.Q., reported decisions of other states or other specialized reporting services) may be cited only if the decision is furnished to the Court and to opposing parties or their counsel when the brief is filed.