Rule 32 - Form of Briefs, Appendices, and Other Papers(a) Form of a Brief.(1) Reproduction.(A) A brief may be reproduced any process that yields a clear black image on light paper. The paper must be opaque and unglazed. Only one side of the paper may be used.(B) Text must be reproduced with a clarity that equals or exceeds the output of a laser printer.(C) Photographs, illustrations, and tables may be reproduced any method that results in a good copy of the original; a glossy finish is acceptable if the original is glossy.(2) Cover. Covers are not required, but if a brief with a cover is filed, the appellant's must be blue; the appellee's, red; an intervenor's or amicus curiae's, green; any reply brief, gray; and any supplemental brief, tan. A cover must also conform to Rule 28(a)(1).(3) Binding. The brief must be bound in any manner that is secure, does not obscure the text, and permits the brief to lie reasonably flat when open.(4) Paper Size, Line Spacing, and Margins. The brief must be on 8½ 11 inch paper. The text must be double spaced, but quotations more than two lines long may be indented and single-spaced. Headings and footnotes may be single-spaced. Margins must be at least one inch on all four sides. Page numbers may be placed in the margins, but no text may appear there.(5) Typeface and Type Style. The font size, including footnotes, must be 14-point or larger, preferably in Times New Roman or Courier New typeface. Italics or boldface may be used for emphasis. Case names must be italicized or underlined.(6) Length. A principal brief may not exceed 50 pages. A reply brief may not exceed 20 pages. Headings, footnotes, and quotations count toward these page limits, but those statements, tables, and addenda required Rule 28(a) (1)-(4) and Rule 28(f) do not count toward the limitation.(b) Form of an Appendix. An appendix must comply with Rule 32(a)(1)-(4), with the following exceptions: (1) The cover of a separately bound appendix must be white.(2) An appendix may include a legible photocopy of any document found in the record or of a printed judicial or agency decision.(3) When necessary to facilitate inclusion of odd-sized documents such as technical drawings, an appendix may be a size other than 8½ 11 inches, and need not lie reasonably flat when opened.(c) Form of Other Papers.(1) Motion. The form of a motion is governed Rule 27(d).(2) Other Papers. Any other paper, including a petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc, and any response to such a petition, must be reproduced in the manner prescribed Rule 32(a).(d) Signature. Every brief, motion, or other paper filed with the court must be signed the party filing the paper or, if the party is represented, one of the party's attorneys.(e) Clerk May Refuse to File. If a brief or other paper does not conform to the rules of this court or is not legible, the Clerk may refuse to file it.Amended by Order dated November 30, 2016, effective 11/30/2016.