Miss. R. App. P. 32

(a) Form of Briefs and Record Excerpts. Briefs and record excerpts may be

produced by standard commercial printing or by any duplicating or copying process which

produces a clear black image on white paper. The text in the body of briefs shall appear in

at least 12 point type; the text of foot notes must appear in at least 11 point type.

When filed conventionally, briefs and record excerpts shall be bound in volumes and

shall be typed on one side of the page only and shall be in black non-copying ink on white

paper without the name of any person or advertising matters on the paper. Pages of briefs

shall not exceed 8 ½ by 11 inches with margins of 1 ½ inches on the left, 1 inch on the top,

3/4 of an inch on the bottom, and ½ inch on the right, with double spacing between each line

of text, excluding quotations and footnotes. All pages shall be numbered.

It is preferred that briefs and record excerpts be bound so as to permit them to lie flat

when opened, and they must be so bound if the cover is plastic or any material not easily

folded.

The cover of the brief of the appellant shall be blue; that of the appellee, red; that of

an intervenor or amicus curiae, green; that of any reply brief, gray. In cross-appeals, the

reply brief of appellant shall be combined with the brief of cross-appellee, and the combined

brief shall be red. The reply brief of cross-appellant shall be gray. The cover of the record

excerpts shall be white. The front covers of the briefs and of record excerpts shall contain:

(1) the caption, name of the court and the number of the case; (2) the style (title) of the case

[see Rule 13(a)]; (3) the nature of the proceeding (e.g., Appeal; Interlocutory Appeal;

Petition for Writ of Prohibition) and the name of the court or commission below; (4) the title

of the document (e.g., Brief for Appellant, Record Excerpts); (5) the names, bar numbers,

addresses and business telephone numbers of counsel representing the party on whose behalf

the document is filed, and (6) a statement on the cover of a brief filed by each party that oral

argument is or is not requested. See M.R.A.P. 34(b).

(b) Form of Other Papers. Motions for rehearing shall be produced in a manner

prescribed by Rule 32(a) and Rule 28(m), and motions and other papers may be produced in

like manner. When filed conventionally, they may be typewritten upon opaque, unglazed

paper, 8 ½ by 11 inches in size. Lines of typewritten text shall be double spaced except for

quotations and footnotes. Consecutive sheets shall be attached at the top left corner.

A motion or other paper addressed to either the Court of Appeals or the Supreme

Court shall contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the style (title) of the case,

the tracking or docket number, and a brief descriptive title indicating the purpose of the

paper. Prior to notification by the clerk that the case has been assigned to the Court of

Appeals, all pleadings shall be captioned in the name of the Supreme Court. A motion filed

after notice of assignment to the Court of Appeals shall be captioned with the name of that

court.