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RULES  OF  THE  SUPREME  COURT 

1207 

(e)  Every  booklet-format  document,  shall  have  a  suitable 
cover  consisting  of  65-pound  weight  paper  in  the  color  indi­
cated  on  the  chart  in  subparagraph  1(g)  of  this  Rule.  If  a 
separate  appendix  to  any  document  is  ﬁled,  the  color  of  its 
cover shall be the same as that of the cover of the document 
it  supports.  The  Clerk  will  furnish  a  color  chart  upon  re­
quest.  Counsel shall ensure that there is adequate contrast 
between  the  printing  and  the  color  of  the  cover.  A  docu­
ment  ﬁled  by  the  United  States,  or  by  any  other  federal 
party represented by the Solicitor General, shall have a gray 
cover.  A  joint  appendix,  answer  to  a  bill  of  complaint,  mo­
tion for leave to intervene, and any other document not listed 
in subparagraph 1(g) of this Rule shall have a tan cover. 

(f)  Forty copies of a booklet-format document shall be ﬁled. 
(g)  Word  limits  and  cover  colors  for  booklet-format  docu­

ments are as follows: 

Type of Document 

(i)	  Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (Rule 14); Mo­
tion  for  Leave  to  File  a  Bill  of  Complaint  and 
Brief  in  Support  (Rule  17.3);  Jurisdictional 
Statement (Rule 18.3); Petition for an Extraor­
dinary Writ (Rule 20.2) 

(ii)	  Brief in Opposition (Rule  15.3); Brief in Oppo­
sition  to  Motion  for  Leave  to  File  an  Original 
Action (Rule 17.5); Motion to Dismiss or Afﬁrm 
(Rule  18.6);  Brief  in  Opposition  to  Mandamus 
or Prohibition (Rule 20.3(b)); Response to a Pe­
tition for Habeas Corpus (Rule 20.4) 

(iii)  Reply  to  Brief  in  Opposition  (Rules  15.6  and 
17.5);  Brief  Opposing  a  Motion  to  Dismiss  or 
Afﬁrm (Rule 18.8) 

(iv)  Supplemental  Brief  (Rules  15.8,  17,  18.10,  and 

25.5) 

(v)	  Brief on the Merits for Petitioner or Appellant 
(Rule 24); Exceptions by Plaintiff to Report of 
Special Master (Rule 17) 

(vi)	  Brief  on  the  Merits  for  Respondent  or  Appel­
lee  (Rule  24.2);  Brief  on  the  Merits  for  Re­
spondent or Appellee Supporting Petitioner or 
Appellant  (Rule  12.6);  Exceptions  by  Party 
Other Than Plaintiff to Report of Special Mas­
ter (Rule 17) 

Word
 
Limits
 

Color of
 
Cover
 

9,000 

white 

9,000 

orange 

3,000 

tan
 

3,000 

tan
 

15,000 

light blue
 

15,000 

light red