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RULES  OF  THE  SUPREME  COURT 

at which it was ruled on by the judge shall be indicated, e. g., 
Pl. Exh. 14, Record 199, 2134. 

6.  A brief shall be concise, logically arranged with proper 
headings,  and  free  of  irrelevant,  immaterial,  or  scandalous 
matter.  The Court may disregard or strike a brief that does 
not comply with this paragraph. 

Rule 25.	  Briefs on the Merits: Number of Copies and 

Time to File 

1.  The  petitioner  or  appellant  shall  ﬁle  40  copies  of  the 
brief on the merits within 45 days of the order granting the 
writ of certiorari, noting probable jurisdiction, or postponing 
consideration  of  jurisdiction.  Any  respondent  or  appellee 
who supports the petitioner or appellant shall meet the peti­
tioner’s or appellant’s time schedule for ﬁling documents. 

2.  The  respondent  or  appellee  shall  ﬁle  40  copies  of  the 
brief  on  the  merits  within  30  days  after  the  brief  for  the 
petitioner or appellant is ﬁled. 

3.  The  petitioner  or  appellant  shall  ﬁle  40  copies  of  the 
reply  brief,  if  any,  within  30  days  after  the  brief  for  the  re­
spondent  or  appellee  is  ﬁled,  but  any  reply  brief  must  actu­
ally be received by the Clerk not later than 2 p.m. one week 
before the date of oral argument.  Any respondent or appel­
lee  supporting  the  petitioner  or  appellant  may  ﬁle  a  reply 
brief. 

4.  If  cross-petitions  or  cross-appeals  have  been  consoli­
dated  for  argument,  the  Clerk,  upon  request  of  the  parties, 
may  designate  one  of  the  parties  to  ﬁle  an  initial  brief  and 
reply  brief  as  provided  in  paragraphs  1  and  3  of  this  Rule 
(as if the party were petitioner or appellant), and may desig­
nate  the  other  party  to  ﬁle  an  initial  brief  as  provided  in 
paragraph  2  of  this  Rule  and,  to  the  extent  appropriate,  a 
supplemental  brief  following  the  submission  of  the  reply 
brief.  In  such  a  case,  the  Clerk  may  establish  the  time  for 
the submission of the briefs and alter the otherwise applica­
ble word limits.  Except as approved by the Court or a Jus­
tice,  the  total  number  of  words  permitted  for  the  briefs  of 
the parties cumulatively shall not exceed the maximum that