Conn. Practice Book § 67-3A

Except as otherwise ordered, the brief of the

appellant shall not exceed 13,500 words. The brief

shall be filed with the party appendix, if any, either

within forty-five days after the delivery date of the

initial transcript order by the appellant or forty-five

days after the clerk appendix is sent to the parties,

whichever is later. In cases where no transcript is

required or the transcript has been received by

the appellant prior to the filing of the appeal, the

appellant’s brief and party appendix, if any, shall be

filed forty-five days after the clerk appendix is sent

to the parties. Amendments to the transcript order

pursuant to Section 63-4 (a) (3) or with permission

of the court are not considered in determining the

due date for the appellant’s brief under this section.

Any party whose interest in the judgment will

not be affected by the appeal and who intends

not to file a brief shall inform the appellate clerk

of this intent prior to the deadline for the filing of

the appellee’s brief. In the case of multiple appellees, an appellee who supports the position of the

appellant shall meet the appellant’s time schedule

for filing a brief.

Except as otherwise ordered, the brief of the

appellee shall not exceed 13,500 words, and shall

be filed with any party appendix within thirty days

after the filing of the appellant’s brief or the delivery

date of the portions of the transcript ordered only

by that appellee, whichever is later.

The appellant may file a reply brief in accordance with Section 67-5A.

Where there is a cross appeal, the brief and

party appendix, if any, of the cross appellant shall

be combined with the brief and party appendix,

if any, of the appellee. The brief shall not exceed

18,000 words and shall be filed with any party

appendix at the time the appellee’s brief is due.

The brief and party appendix, if any, of the cross

appellee shall be combined with the appellant’s

reply brief, if any. This brief shall not exceed 16,000

words and shall be filed within thirty days after

the filing of the original appellee’s brief. The cross

appellant may file a cross appellant’s reply brief in

accordance with Section 67-5A.

Where cases are consolidated or a joint appeal

has been filed, the brief of the appellants and that

of the appellees shall not exceed the word limitations specified above.

All word limitations shall be exclusive of party

appendices, if any, the cover page, the table of

contents, the table of authorities, the statement of

issues, the signature block of counsel of record,

certifications and, in the case of an amicus brief,

the statement of the interest of the amicus curiae

required by Section 67-7A.

Briefs shall not exceed the word limitations set

forth herein except by permission of the chief justice

or chief judge. Requests for permission to exceed

the word limitations shall be filed with the appellate

clerk, stating both the compelling reason for the

request and the number of additional words sought.

Where a claim relies on the state constitution

as an independent ground for relief, the clerk shall,

upon request, grant an additional 2000 words for

the appellant and appellee briefs, which words

are to be used for the state constitutional argu -

ment only.