Appendix: Length Limits Stated in the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

Appendix: Length Limits Stated in the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

This chart summarizes the length limits stated in the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. Please refer to the rules for precise requirements, and bear in mind the following:

· In computing these limits, you can exclude the items listed in Rule 32(f).

· If you use a word limit or a line limit (other than the word limit in Rule 28(j)), you must file the certificate required by Rule 32(g).

· For the limits in Rules 5, 21, 27, and 40:

- You must use the word limit if you produce your document on a computer; and

- You must use the page limit if you handwrite your document or type it on a typewriter.

· For the limits in Rules 28.1, 29(a)(5), and 32:

- You may use the word limit or page limit, regardless of how you produce the document; or

- You may use the line limit if you type or print your document with a monospaced typeface. A typeface is monospaced when each character occupies the same amount of horizontal space.

For table, see Supreme Court Order .