Letter to Cox from Court RE: Court Order, Memo for Rules, Specification Chart, Guide to Counsel and Memo to Brief Printing Companies, and Denied Time Extension

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®ffice of Hye Clerk 

Suyreme (ont of the Hrited States 

Washington, B. . 20545-0001 
June 26, 2000 

Todd A. Cox, Esq. 
1444 Eye Street, NW 

10® Floor 
Washington, DC 20005 

Re: 99-1864) - Hunt v. Cromartie 

99-1865) - Smallwood v. Cromartie 

Dear Mr. Cox: 

The Court today entered the following order in the above case: 

“In these cases probable jurisdiction is noted. The 

cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is 

allotted for oral argument.” 

The following items are enclosed: Memoranda describing the procedures 

under the Rules, a Specification Chart, the Guide to Counsel, and the Memorandum 

to Brief Printing Companies. Although this case will not be scheduled for oral 

argument until the 2000 Term please note that requests for extensions of time to file 

briefs on the merits are not favored. 

If you have any questions, please contact me. 

Sincerely, 

WILLIAM K. SUTER, CLERK 

Lhavcie 
Denise J. McNem®€y 
Assistant Clerk - Merits Cases 
(202) 479-3032 

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OFFICE OF THE CLERK 

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 

Washington, D. C. 20543 

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MEMORANDUM TO COUNSEL IN CASES GRANTED REVIEW ON 

The attention of counsel of record in cases granted review on the above date is directed to 

the following: 

1. Your case will most likely be calendared for oral argument in the 2000 7Prm 

session of the Court. Counsel will be advised several weeks in advance of the argument date. 

2. The petitioner’s or appellants’s brief on the merits is due 45 days from (o/RLI0D. 

The respondent’s or appellee’s brief on the merits is due 30 days after receipt of the petitioner's 

or appellant’s brief on the merits. A reply brief, if any, must be filed in the Clerk’s office within 

30 days of the receipt of the brief for the respondent or appellee, or received by the Clerk one 

week before argument, whichever is earlier. Rule 25.3. 

3, If the certified record of the proceedings below has not been transmitted to this Court, the 

Clerk will request the clerk of the court having possessicn of the record to transmit it pursuant to 

Rule 12.7. The Clerk will allow for a reasonable period of time to permit counsel to have access 

to the record locally before the request is made. 

4. The joint appendix must be printed and filed on or before &linlp0 Counsel for 

the petitioner or appellant is primarily responsible for preparing and printing the joint appendix. 

In preparing and printing the joint appendix, counsel for the petitioner or appellant should follow 

the instructions contained in the attached memorandum on “Printing the Joint Appendix.” The 

Court strongly urges counsel to agree quickly on the contents of the joint appendix. Rule 26. 

5. If no agreement on the contents of the joint appendix is reached, counsel for the petitioner 

or appellant must designate those portions of the record to be printed by E28 and 

counsel for the respondent or appellee must cross-designate by . These dates must 

be adhered to. No cross-designations may be made by petitioner or appellant. Counsel for the 

petitioner. ar.appellant should keep the Clerk advised of the date any agreement is reached. 

6... In designating the_portions. of the record to be printed in the joint appendix counsel 

. ——should- remember: that the -entire-record is -available to the Court for reference and examination. 

Only those portions of the record directly relevant to the issues being briefed should be printed. 

The briefs of the parties may cite and rely upon portions of the record that have not been 

designated for printing in the joint appendix. Rule 26.2. (Continued) 

 



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7. The form and content of the joint appendix and the briefs on the merits are governed by 

Rules 24, 26, and 33.1. The text shall be typeset e.g., (hot metal, photocomposition, Or computer 

typesetting) and reproduced by offset printing, photocopying, or similar process. The text shall 

be Roman | 1-point or larger type with 2-point or more leading between lines. The type size and 

face should be similar to that used in current volumes of the United States Reports. Briefs shall 

not exceed SO pages. Increasing the amount of text by using condensed or thinner typefaces, or 

by reducing the space between letters, is strictly prohibited. See Rule 33.1(b) concerning 

quotations and footnotes. 

8. The joint appendix must have a tan cover. Petitioner's or appellant’s brief on the merits 

must have a light blue cover; respondent’s or appellant’s brief on the merits must have a light 

red cover. A reply brief, if any, must have a yellow cover. A specification chart is enclosed. 

9. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, counsel on each side will be allowed 30 minutes 

to argue, with only one attorney being allowed to argue for each side. Rules 28.3 and 28.4. 

NOTE: Counsel must become familiar with the revised Rules of the Court, effective date 

May 3, 1999. The Clerk’s staff is available to provide any assistance you may 

seek. Enclosed is a copy of the current Rules of Court. 

Contact Ms. Denise McNerney for further information. OFFICE: (202) 479-3032; 

FAX: (202) 479-2959. 

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