Local Rule LR 83.40.5: Defendant's Brief

LR 83.40.5 Defendant's Brief. Within thirty (30) days after service of plaintiff's brief, defendant shall file and serve upon opposing counsel a brief which responds specifically to each issue raised by the plaintiff. The response shall not address matters not put at issue by the plaintiff. Defendant shall not include a "statement of the case," described above, unless plaintiff's statement is inaccurate or incomplete. In that event, defendant need only address those limited areas.