The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit adopted a change to its rules this month. The amendment is as follows: FIFTH CIRCUIT RULE 32.4 5th Cir. R. 32.4 Motion for Extra-Length Briefs. A motion to file a brief in excess of the page length or word volume limitations must be filed at least … Continue Reading
While the Court did address the merits, and its enthusiasm for the appeal was tempered by the many cases brought to it about the BP Deepwater Horizon settlement, the Fifth Circuit offered this cautionary note about briefing the standard of … Continue reading →
