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Rule 6.03

Rule 6.03: Content of Appellee's Brief

Section Appellate Practice
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(a)   Required Contents. An appellee’s brief must contain the following:

(1)   A table of contents that includes:

(A)   page references to each division and subdivision in the brief, including each issue presented; and

(B)   the authorities relied on in support of each issue.

(2)   A statement either concurring in the appellant’s statement of the issues involved or stating the issues the appellee considers necessary to disposition of the appeal.

(3)   A statement, without argument, of the facts or a statement acknowledging the correctness of the appellant’s statement of the facts or adding corrections and supplemental statements to the extent necessary. The statement must be supported by references to the record in the same manner as required of the appellant under Rule 6.02.

(4)   The arguments and authorities relied on, separated by issue if there is more than one. Each issue must begin with citation to the appropriate standard of appellate review; appellee must either concur in appellant’s citation to the standard of appellate review or cite additional authority.

(5)   If the appellee is also a cross-appellant, a separate section for the cross-appeal with content comparable to that of an appellant under Rule 6.02, except without duplication of statements, arguments, or authorities already contained in the appellee’s brief. To avoid duplication, references may be made to the appropriate portions of the appellee’s brief.

(b)   Optional Appendix. At the option of the appellee, an appellee’s brief may contain an appendix containing limited extracts from the record on appeal for the same purpose and subject to the same limitations prescribed for the appellant’s appendix under Rule 6.02.
 
[History: Am. effective February 8, 1994; Am. (d) effective July 1, 1997; Am. (f) effective September 6, 2005; Restyled rule effective July 1, 2012.]

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