Ky. Ct. App. Appellant Brief Checklist

Updated

01/01/2023

KENTUCKY

COURT

OF

APPEALS

ATTORNEY

CHECKLIST

FOR

APPELLANT’S

BRIEF

SUBJECT

REQUIREMENT

RULE

Copies:

Copies

(1 unbound, 4 bound)

RAP 31(F)(

)

Cover:

Enclosed

Front

and

Back

in

Red

Covers

RAP 31(C)(2)

Captioned

with

the

Court

of

Appeals

case

number(s);

circuit

court

case

number(s);

and

at

least

the

lead

appellants

and

appellees

RAP 31(C)(1)(a)

The

name

of

the

party

on

whose

behalf

the

brief

is

submitted

RAP 31(C)(1)(a)

Certificate

of

Service

identifying

persons

served

RAP 31(C)(1)(b)

Service

on

Circuit

Court

Judge

RAP 30(B)

Criminal

-

Service

on

Commonwealth

Attorney

RAP 30(B)

Signed

and

Dated

certificate

of

service

RAP 31(C)(1)(b

)

Statement

that

circuit

court record

has

been

returned

or

not

withdrawn

RAP 31(C)(1)(

c

)

Formatting:

8.5”

X

11”

Paper

RAP 31(A)(1)(a)

No

smaller

than

12pt

set at

standard

widt

h, including footnotes

RAP 31(A)(1)(c)

Double

Spaced

(Exceptions:

Footnotes,

Block

Quotes)

RAP 31(A)(1)(b)

1.5”

Margin

on

the

left,

1”

margin

all

other

edges

RAP 31(A)(1)(e)

Securely

Bound

on the

Left

Exception:

(One

unbound

copy

for

the clerk’s file

is

required)

RAP 31(A)(1)(f)

and

(

F)(

)

Content:

INTRODUCTION

AND STATEME

N

T CONCERNING ORAL ARGUMENT

-

Not to

exceed one page

-

I

ntroduction should indicate the nature of the case

-

A

statement

indicating

whether

appellant

desires

oral

argument and w

hy

it

would or

would not be helpful

to the

Court

RAP 3

(A)(1)

STATEMENT

OF

POINT

AND

AUTHORITIES

-

Listing

of

a

rguments

and

c

ases

cited

in

the

brief

with

page

numbers

RAP 3

(A)(

)

STATEMENT

OF

THE

CASE

-

Summary

of

the

relevant f

acts

and

p

rocedural

e

vents

-

Ample

references

to

the

specific

pages

of

the

record

or

digital

counter

Video

Record

(VR

No.

1:

10/27/06;

14:24:05)

Circuit

Record

(Circuit

Clerk

Volume

and Page

Number)

Depositions

included

in

the

circuit

court

record

on

appeal

(Name,

Date

and

Page

Number)

RAP 3

(A)(

3)

ARGUMENT

-

Conforming

to

the

page

layout

of

the

Statement

of

Points

and

Authorities

-

At

the

beginning,

a

statement

of

where

the

argument

was

preserved

-

Ample

references

to

the

specific

pages

of

the

record

and citations of authority

-

Supporting

c

itations

of

a

uthority

RAP 3

(A)(

4)

CONCLUSION

-

Setting

f

orth

specific

relief

sought

from appellate

court

RAP 3

(A)(

)

SIGNATURE

-

Signature of

attorney of record or

pro se

party

submitting

the

brief

must

appear

after the

conclusion or on the front cover

RAP 3

(A)(

)

, 11

Length:

Not to exceed 8,750 words or

20 pages

if computer generated

and 25 pages if

handwritten,

excluding

the

word

-

count certificate,

cover,

introduction

,

statement of oral argument,

statement

of

points

and

authorities

, signature block,

exhibits

,

and appe

ndices

RAP

31(G)(2)(a)

and (5)

Word

-

count certificate included (if brief exceeds 20 pages)

RAP 31(G)(1)

Appendix:

Extruding

Tabs

RAP 32(E)(1)(

d)

Appendix

List

or

Index

-

listing

all

documents

included

in

the

appendix

and

where

the

documents

may

be

found

in

the

circuit

court

record

RAP 32(E)(1)(d)

Judgment,

Opinion,

or

Order

under

review

must

be

placed

immediately

after

appendix

list

RAP 32(E)(1)(a)