New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 22 - JUDICIARY › Subtitle B - Courts › Chapter IV - Supreme Court › Subchapter A - First Judicial Department › Article 1 - Appellate Division › Subarticle A - Rules of Practice › Part 600 - Appeals › Section 600.10 - Format and content of records, appendices and briefs

Current
						  through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Form and size.
(1) Generally; paper and page
						  size. Records, appendices and briefs shall be reproduced by any method that
						  produces a permanent, legible, black on white copy and shall be on a good grade
						  of white, opaque, unglazed recycled paper that satisfies the requirements of
						  subdivision (e) of this section. Paper shall measure vertically 11 inches on
						  the bound edge and horizontally 81/2 inches. The clerk may refuse to accept for
						  filing a paper which is not legible or otherwise does not comply with the
						  provisions of this Part.
(2) Binding. Every record, appendix or
						  brief shall be securely bound on the left side; when such binding is done by
						  means of a metal fastener or other hard material which protrudes or presents
						  sharp edges, such binding shall be covered by linen or plastic masking tape or
						  similar material. The use of Acco, spiral or other bulky binding edge binders
						  is discouraged.
(3)
						  Typeface and type size. Records, appendices and briefs shall be in clear
						  serified, proportionally space typeface, such as times new roman, or serified
						  monospaced typeface, such as courier. Proportionally spaced typeface shall be
						  no less than 14-point size, with the exception that footnotes, shall be in type
						  of no less than 12-point size and headings, shall be in type no greater than
						  15-point size. Monospaced typeface shall be no less than 12-point size, with
						  the exception that footnotes shall be in type no less than 10-point size and
						  headings shall be in type no greater than 14-point size. Typewritten text shall
						  be no less than elite size.
(4) Page format. Records, appendices
						  and briefs shall be double spaced, with the exception that footnotes, headings,
						  intended quotations, and a full size facsimile reproduction of the opinion of
						  the trial court taken from the official State reports may be single spaced. The
						  margin on each side of each page shall be at least one inch; the text on each
						  page shall not exceed 9 inches by 61/2 inches.
(5) Captions. The parties to
						  all appeals shall be designated in the record and briefs by adding the word
						  "Appellant," "Respondent," etc., as the case may be, following the party's
						  name, e.g., "Plaintiff-Respondent," "Defendant-Appellant,"
						  "Petitioner-Appellant," "Respondent-Respondent," etc. Parties who have not
						  appealed and against whom the appeal has not been taken, shall be listed
						  separately and designated as they were in the court below, e.g., "Plaintiff,"
						  "Defendant," "Petitioner," "Respondent." In appeals from the Surrogate's Courts
						  or from judgments on trust accountings, the caption shall contain the title
						  used in the court below, including the name of the decedent or grantor,
						  followed by a listing of all parties to the appeal, properly designated. In
						  proceedings and actions originating in this court, the parties shall be
						  designated "Petitioner" and "Respondent" or "Plaintiff" and
						  "Defendant."
(6)
						  Numbering. Pages of records and briefs shall be numbered consecutively. Pages
						  of appendices shall be separately numbered consecutively, each number preceded
						  by the letter "A"; a respondent's appendix, if any, shall be numbered
						  consecutively and may be preceded by the letters "RA."
(7) Page headings. The subject
						  matter of each page of the record or appendix shall be stated at the top
						  thereof, except that in the case of papers other than testimony, the subject
						  matter of the paper may be stated at the top of the first page of each paper
						  together with the page numbers of the first and last pages thereof. In the case
						  of testimony, the name of the witness, by whom he was called and whether the
						  testimony is direct, cross, redirect or recross examination, shall be stated at
						  the top of each page.
(8) Motion papers. Each affidavit or
						  other paper contained in a record on an appeal from an order shall be preceded
						  by a description thereof that must specify on whose behalf it was read. The
						  name of the affiant shall be stated at the top of each page containing an
						  affidavit.
(9)
						  Questions and answers. The answer to a question in the appendix shall not begin
						  a new paragraph.
(10) Quotations. Asterisks or other
						  appropriate means shall be used to indicate omissions in quoted excerpts.
						  Reference shall be made to the source of the excerpts quoted. Quotations in
						  briefs may be single spaced, indented. Where an excerpt in the appendix is
						  testimony of a witness quoted from the record the beginning of each page of the
						  transcript shall be indicated by parenthetical insertion of the transcript page
						  number.
(11)
						  Citation of decisions. New York decisions shall be cited from the official
						  reports, if any. All other decisions shall be cited from the official reports,
						  if any, and also from the National Reporter System if they are there reported.
						  Decisions not reported officially or in the National Reporter System shall be
						  cited from the most available source.