Social:Joint appendix
A Joint Appendix typically refers to a submission of legal documents in support of a brief to a federal court of appeals or the Supreme Court.
Description
When a petition for writ of certiorari is granted by the Supreme Court of the United States, a Joint Appendix must be prepared.[1] See Supreme Court Rule 26.[2] The Joint Appendix, commonly called the JA, accompanies the Petitioner's Merits Brief.[2] The Joint Appendix allows the Supreme Court ease of access to relevant portions of the record below. Similar to a merits brief, the Supreme Court requires a booklet-formatted and printed Joint Appendix.[3]
A Joint Appendix usually contains: 1) a table of contents; 2) relevant docket entries in the courts below; and 3) relevant pleadings, jury instruction, findings, conclusions, opinions or the judgment under review. Rule 26.1.[4]
References
- ↑ [1][|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rule 26. Joint Appendix | Supreme Court Rules | LII / Legal Information Institute". Law.cornell.edu. 2013-10-02. https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/supct/26.html. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ "Lilly M. Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Inc.". Supreme.lp.findlaw.com. http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/briefs/05-1074/05-1074.mer.joint.app.pdf. Retrieved 2013-10-06.