A good appendix is easy to handle and read. If the volume is more than two and a half inches thick it will be hard to hold. If a larger appendix is required, use multiple volumes. The best volumes lie flat when open. Counsel must insure that all copies are legible.
Appellate judges read constantly.
Hard to read copy or condensed transcript makes the court's work more difficult. Even though the pertinent orders and the judgment appealed must be in the appendix, they must also be bound with each copy of appellant's opening brief. Documents that are not part of the public record, including for example, pre-sentence investigation reports or discovery documents that were sealed by the district court, should be filed in separate volumes. Two copies of the separate volume or volumes in separate sealed envelopes must be submitted. To make an effective cover for the sealed envelope, counsel may tape a copy of the cover of the document to the envelope.