Ind. Appellate Rule 43

Effective July 1, 2018

A. Applicability.

This Rule governs the form of briefs, Petitions for Rehearing (Rule 54), Petitions to Transfer to

the Supreme Court (Rule 57), and Petitions for Review of a Tax Court decision (Rule 63) by the

Supreme Court.

B. Page Size.

The page size shall be 8 ½ by 11 inches. Conventionally filed documents shall use white paper

of a weight normally used in printing and typing.

C. Production.

The document shall be produced in a neat and legible manner using black type. It may be

typewritten, printed or produced by a word processing system. For conventionally filed documents, text shall appear on only one side of the paper.

D. Print Size.

The font shall be Arial, Baskerville, Book Antiqua, Bookman, Bookman Old Style, Century, Century Schoolbook, Calisto MT, CG Times, Garamond, Georgia, New Baskerville, New Century

Schoolbook, Palatino, or Times New Roman and the typeface shall be 12-point or larger in

both body text and footnotes.

E. Spacing.

All text shall be double-spaced except that footnotes, tables, charts, or similar material and

text that is blocked and indented shall be single-spaced. Single-spaced lines shall be sep-

arated by at least 4-point spaces.

F. Numbering.

All pages of the brief, including the front page (see Rule 43(I)), table of contents, and table of

authorities, shall be consecutively numbered at the bottom beginning with numeral one.

G. Margins.

All four margins for the text of the document shall be at least one (1) inch from the edge of

the page.

H. Page Headers.

Each page, except for the front page, of the document shall contain a header that lists the

name of the party(ies) filing the document and the document name (e.g., “Brief of Appellant

Acme Co.” or “Appellee John Doe’s Brief in Response to Petition to Transfer”). The header shall

be aligned at the left margin of the document.

I. Front Page Content.

The front page of the document shall conform substantially to Form #App.R. 43-1.

J. Binding.

Conventionally filed documents shall be bound with a single staple or binder clip. They shall

not be bound in book or pamphlet form.