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Case: 10-3000

UNITED STATES COURTDocument: 003110357260


of APPEALS for the THIRDPage: 1 Date
CIRCUIT Filed: 11/23/2010
/ REQUIREMENTS for BRIEFS
CONTENT of BRIEFS FORM of BRIEFS ELECTRONIC BRIEFS
TABLES COVER REQUIREMENTS
(1) Table of Contents (1) Color of Front & Back Cover (1) The E-Brief must be in a PDF format.
(2) Table of Citations (See 3rd Cir. LAR 28.3) (a) Appellant/Petitioner or 1st Step - Blue (2) The E-Brief must contain an electronic
(b) Appellee/Respondent or 2nd Step- Red signature or /s/ first name last name.
*STATEMENTS (c) 3rd Step - Yellow (Cross-Appeals) (3) 10 hard copies of the brief must be sent to
(1) Subject Matter & Appellate Jurisdiction, (d) Appellant/Petitioner Reply or 4th Step - Grey the Clerk’s Office on the same day the E-
(2) Issues, (3) Case, (4) Facts, (5) Related (e) Amicus/Intervenor - Green Brief is electronically filed. The
Cases & Proceedings, (6) Standard of (f) Supplemental - Tan certificate of service must reflect the
Review (2) Content of Front Cover above.
(a) Name of Court (4) Simultaneous service to counsel of record
*Optional in Appellee’s/Respondent’s brief (b) Appellate Docket Number is required.
unless dissatisfied with the (c) Complete Caption; (d) Nature of Proceeding (5) The PDF file and Hard Copies of brief
Appellant's/Petitioner's statements (e) Title of Document must include a certification verifying that
(f) Name & Address of Counsel of Record the text of the E-Brief and Hard Copies
ARGUMENT of the brief are identical.
(1) Summary of Argument, (2) Argument, BODY/TEXT of BRIEF (6) The PDF file and Hard Copies of brief
(3) Conclusion (1) 8 1/2" x 11" Opaque Paper with Clear Black must contain certification that a virus
Image with 1" margins check was performed and indicate the
COMBINED CERTIFICATIONS (2) Double spaced text (quotations over 2 lines specific virus software.
(1) Bar Membership may be indented and single spaced; headings (7) The Clerk’s Office will issue an NDA by
(2) Word Count and footnotes may be single spaced) e-mail indicating that the E-Brief was
(3) Service Upon Counsel or Litigants (3) Length†: (a) Principal Briefs: 30 pages / 14,000 filed.
(4) Identical compliance of briefs words / 1,300 lines (*monospaced text),
(5) Virus check (b) Reply Brief: 15 pages / 7,000 words / 650
*lines, (c) 2nd Step Cross-Appeal Brief: 35 See FRAP 25, 28 and 32 and 3rd Cir. LAR
ATTACHMENTS to BRIEFS pages / 16,500 words / 1,500 *lines 25, 28, 32 and Misc. 113 for full text of rule
(1) Volume I of Appendix to Appellant's/ (4) Font: (a) Proprotional (14 pt. with serifs), (b) requirements and view our website under
Petitioner's Brief to Include: Monospaced (10 ½ cpi) “Information and Forms” for requiremets
(a) Notice of Appeal or Petition for †A certification of word or line count must be for filing the brief at www.ca3.uscourts.gov .
Review included when a brief exceeds the required 30, 35
(b) Order being appealed or 15 page limit. Tables, certifications and
(c) Opinion under review addenda do not count toward the word or line
(d) Order granting certificate of limitation.
appealability where applicable
(2) Statues, Rules, Regulations, or BINDING
Unpublished Opinions if not readily Firmly bound at left margin. Metal fasteners must
available be covered. Velo or spiral binding acceptable.
Case: 10-3000 Document: 003110357260 Page: 2 Date Filed: 11/23/2010
Case: 10-3000 Document: 003110357282 Page: 1 Date Filed: 11/23/2010

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

10-3000

Lisa Liberi v. Orly Taitz

2-09-cv-01898

ORDER

The Court has received the Reply Brief from Defend Our Freedoms Fndtn, Orly Taitz.

The brief does not comply with the following Court requirements:

Contents of Brief See FRAP 28- The following is/are missing:

. Certificate of compliance with Fed. R. App. P. 32(a)(7)(c)

. Certification that electronic version is identical to the paper copies.

. Certification that a virus detection program was run and no viruses were detected

Action Required Regarding Brief:

In order to cure errors with respect to CONTENT, Defend Our Freedoms Fndtn, Orly Taitz
file Addendum to Reply Brief containing the missing sections of the brief listed above in
electronic format only. The addendum must also contain certificate of service. Please DO NOT
re-file the brief.

Counsel or the party(ies) must correct the above listed deficiencies by 11/29/2010. No action
will be taken on the document until the error(s) has (have) been corrected.

Pursuant to 3rd Cir. LAR Misc. 107.3 and 3rd Cir. LAR Misc. 113, if a party fails to
comply with the electronic filing requirements, despite notice by the Clerk, the Court may
impose sanctions. Such sanctions include, but are not limited to, imposition of costs,
disciplinary sanctions, and dismissal of the case.

For the Court,

Marcia M. Waldron, Clerk

Date: 11/23/2010
Case: 10-3000 Document: 003110357282 Page: 2 Date Filed: 11/23/2010

MS/cc: Ms. Linda S. Belcher


Philip J. Berg, Esq.
Mr. Neil Sankey
Orly Taitz, Esq.

For questions please contact Marina at 267-299-4929.

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