Second Circuit Court of Appeals to Reduce Number of Paper Copies of Briefs and Appendices

8.18.20 – Second Circuit Court of Appeals to Reduce Number of Paper Copies of Briefs and Appendices. On August 24, 2020, the Court of Appeals will reduce to three, from six, the number of paper copies of briefs that must be filed in each appeal. In addition, a party represented by counsel must now file three copies of the appendix, unless the case is proceeding on the original record without an appendix. See. L.R. 30.1(b), (e). This reduction in the number of briefs and appendices filed will continue until further order of the Court. A full version of the order is available here.