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Date ________________
Filing Fee is $190.00
CHECKLIST FOR PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
The following headlines and other requirements are derived from
Rules 45 through 51 of the Utah Rules of Appellate Procedure.
______ DEADLINES FOR FILING
1. Petition: 30 days after entry of decision of Court of Appeals, or
decision on petition for rehearing.
2. Cross-petition: 30 days after service of petition.
3. Respondent: 30 days after service of petition.
4. Reply to response: no deadline.
______ TEN COPIES (1 original + 9 copies)
______ LENGTH (unless permission to exceed has been
granted)
1. Petitioner 20 pages
2. Opposition 20 pages
3. Amicus 20 pages
4. Reply brief 5 pages
______ PRINT AND COVER REQUIREMENTS
1. 10 characters per inch; double spacing; effective 4-1-98, proportional
spaced typeface must be 13 points or larger for both text and footnotes;
mono-spaced typeface may not contain more than 10 characters per inch
for both text and footnotes.
2. Color:
| Petitioner |
White |
Cross-Petitioner |
Orange |
| Respondent |
Orange |
Resp X-Petition |
Orange |
| Reply |
Yellow |
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______ CONTENT REQUIREMENTS
______ 1. List of all parties unless appearing in caption.
______ 2. Table of contents with page references.
______ 3. Table of authorities with page references.
______ 4. Questions presented for review. (Petitioner only)
______ 5. Citation to opinion of Court of Appeals. (Petitioner only)
______ 6. Statement of jurisdiction. (Petitioner only)
______ 7. Constitutional provisions, statutes, ordinances, and rules.
(Pet. only)
______ 8. Statement of case. (Petitioner only)
______ 9. Argument.
______ 10. Appendix: Court of Appeals and lower court decisions. (Petitioner
only)
______ 11. Attorney Signature.
______ 12. Proof of Service. (Attorney's signature required)
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