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RULES  OF  THE  SUPREME  COURT 

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lengthy,  their  citation  alone  sufﬁces  at  this  point,  and  their 
pertinent  text,  if  not  already  set  out  in  the  petition  for  a 
writ of certiorari, jurisdictional statement, or an appendix to 
either document, shall be set out in an appendix to the brief. 
(g)  A  concise  statement  of  the  case,  setting  out  the  facts 
material  to  the  consideration  of  the  questions  presented, 
with appropriate references to the joint appendix, e. g., App. 
12, or to the record, e. g., Record 12. 

(h)  A  summary  of  the  argument,  suitably  paragraphed. 
The  summary  should  be  a  clear  and  concise  condensation  of 
the argument made in the body of the brief; mere repetition 
of  the  headings  under  which  the  argument  is  arranged  is 
not sufﬁcient. 

(i)  The argument, exhibiting clearly the points of fact and 
of  law  presented  and  citing  the  authorities  and  statutes  re­
lied on. 

( j)  A  conclusion  specifying  with  particularity  the  relief 

the party seeks. 

2.  A  brief  on  the  merits  for  a  respondent  or  an  appellee 
shall  conform  to  the  foregoing  requirements,  except  that 
items required by subparagraphs 1(a), (b), (d), (e), (f), and (g) 
of  this  Rule  need  not  be  included  unless  the  respondent  or 
appellee is dissatisﬁed with their presentation by the oppos­
ing party. 

3.  A  brief  on  the  merits  may  not  exceed  the  word  limita­
tions  speciﬁed  in  Rule  33.1(g).  An appendix  to  a  brief  may 
include only relevant material, and counsel are cautioned not 
to  include  in  an  appendix  arguments  or  citations  that  prop­
erly belong in the body of the brief. 

4.  A  reply  brief  shall  conform  to  those  portions  of  this 
Rule applicable  to the  brief for a  respondent or  an appellee, 
but,  if  appropriately  divided  by  topical  headings,  need  not 
contain a summary of the argument. 

5.  A  reference  to  the  joint  appendix  or  to  the  record  set 
out  in any  brief shall  indicate the  appropriate page  number. 
If the reference is to an exhibit, the page numbers at which 
the exhibit appears, at which it was offered in evidence, and