R.I. Sup. Ct. R. Art. I, R. 17

(a) Duty of Appellant or Other Moving Party to Prepare and File; Content. The

appellant shall prepare a separate appendix to the brief. The appendix shall contain:

(1) The relevant docket entries in the proceeding below;

(2) Any relevant portions of the pleadings, charge, findings, or opinions;

(3) The judgment, order, decision, or ruling in question; and

(4) Any other part of the record, including the transcript, to which the party

wishes to direct the particular attention of the Supreme Court. The appendix shall

have a table of contents, pages separately numbered, and appropriate demarcation

separating discrete sections. When portions of a transcript are included in the

appendix, parties shall ensure that the cover sheet of the transcript volume and the

index of witness names are included, together with sufficient pages assembled in

sequence to enable the Supreme Court to read the cited passages in context.

(b) Duty of Appellee or Other Adverse Party to Prepare and File. If the appellee

or other adverse party deems it necessary to direct the particular attention of the

Supreme Court to parts of the record not designated by the appellant in the

appellant’s appendix, the appellee shall prepare and file an appendix to the

appellee’s brief containing a designation of those parts.

(c) Form of Appendices. The form of appendices shall be in accordance with the

provisions of Rule 16(f) except as to maximum number of words and pages

permitted and in accordance with the “Checklist for Filing Briefs” form.