Save to separate directory. Moreover, federal courts, such as the U.S. Supreme Court and Courts of Appeals for several circuits have begun to establish requirements for CD-ROM filings. State courts across the country are quickly following suit. Acceptance of the electronic format by the courts and the desire by some in the legal community to provide electronic filings will revolutionize a process that heretofore has clung faithfully to a paper-laden past.
Electronic briefs make the court's job easier.
A CD-ROM brief is an electronic version of a paper brief with hyperlinks within the text of the brief that link to referenced items. Instead of stopping and digging through piles of documents for referenced material, an electronic brief allows the user to instantly access referenced transcripts, statement of facts, exhibits including video or audio tapes, case law, and all related documents. A simple click on a hyperlink opens the referenced material on screen, another click returns the user to their place in the brief. Accessing anything referenced in a brief is instantaneous. A mouse click links to the citation, and another links you back to the previous view.