(A) Briefs in an appeal from the court of appeals
In an appeal of right from the court of appeals filed pursuant to Rule 11.01(A)(1) or (2), the parties shall brief the case in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 16.
(B) Briefs in an appeal from the court of common pleas
In an appeal of right from the court of common pleas filed pursuant to Rule 11.01(B)(1), the parties shall brief the case as follows:
(1) The appellant shall file a merit brief with the Supreme Court within one hundred eighty days from the date the Clerk of the Supreme Court files the record from the trial court;
(2) Within one hundred twenty days after the filing of the appellant’s brief, the appellee shall file a merit brief;
(3) The appellant may file a reply brief within forty-five days after the filing of appellee’s brief;
(4) The form of the briefs shall comply with the provisions of Section 16;
(5) A party may obtain one forty-five day extension of time to file a merit brief in accordance with the provisions of Rule 3.03(B)(2).
Effective: June 1, 1994
Amended: April 1, 1996; June 1, 1998; June 1, 2000; July 1, 2004; October 1, 2005; January 1, 2008; January 1, 2010; January 1, 2013; April 1, 2025
