Rule 5 Briefs
Rule Text
(a) Within thirty days after the record is filed with the trial court, the petitioner shall file a brief. The brief shall contain:
(1) a jurisdictional statement, including the basis for the trial court’s subject matter jurisdiction, the filing dates establishing the timeliness of the appeal, and an assertion that the appeal is from a final order or decision of the agency;
(2) a statement of the issues presented for review;
(3) a statement of facts and procedural history relevant to the issues presented for review;
(4) a separate legal argument for each issue presented for review, including the legal support upon which the party bases its contentions; and
(5) a short conclusion stating the precise relief sought.
(b) The respondent shall file any brief in opposition within twenty days after receipt of the petitioner’s brief. The brief need not duplicate subsections (a)(2), (3) and (4) if the respondent does not disagree with the assertions contained in the petitioner’s brief.
(c) The petitioner may file a reply brief within ten days after receipt of the respondent’s brief.