Joint appendix
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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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
References
- ^ http://www.cocklelaw.com/resources/pdf/Additional-Joint_Appendix.pdf
- ^ http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/supct/26.html
- ^ http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/supct/26.html
- ^ http://www.cocklelaw.com/briefs/merits-briefs.php
- ^ http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/briefs/05-1074/05-1074.mer.joint.app.pdf