(k) Content; Format

(1) Separate Document. Except as permitted by paragraph (2) of this subdivision, the appendix must be filed as a separate electronic document and a separately bound paper document with a white cover page designated “Appendix” and carrying the Law Court docket number, case title, and the names and addresses of counsel representing the party or parties filing the document or the name and address of the party or parties filing the document, if not represented by counsel. (2) Option for Small Appendices. If the appendix consists of 20 pages or fewer, not including any title page, the table of contents, or oversize or electronic exhibits, it need not comply with paragraphs (1), (3), (4), or (5) of this subdivision and may be filed with the appellant’s brief as a single electronic and bound document. The pages must be numbered as part of the brief’s page numbering scheme pursuant to Rule 7A(g)(3). 42 (3) Binding. The appendix must be spiral bound or bound by a similar process, such as comb binding, that permits the pages to lie flat when the document is opened. Plastic or metal spikes, staples, or posts may not be used in binding. (4) Page numbering. The pages of the appendix must be sequentially numbered, beginning with the cover page as page 1 and using only Arabic numerals for page numbers (i.e., 1, 2, 3), including for the table of contents. Any blank pages must also be numbered. The page number may be suppressed and need not appear on the cover page. (5) Page limit. No volume of an appendix may exceed 150 sheets of paper printed on both sides, not including the cover, any title page, the table of contents, or any oversize or electronic exhibits, and no appendix shall exceed one volume without prior approval of the Court. (6) Printing. The appendix shall be reproduced by standard printing or by any duplicating or copying process capable of producing a clear black image on white paper. Printing shall be on both sides of the paper. Except for oversize or electronic exhibits, the paper shall be 8-1/2 x 11 inches. (7) Oversize and electronic exhibits. Oversize exhibits—such as plans or maps—and electronic exhibits on a disc, a flash drive, or another medium may be attached to the appendix in any method that permits the appendix to be handled as a bound volume. (l) Failure to File an Appendix. The failure to file an appendix, or the failure to include in the appendix any document required to be included as set out in this Rule, may result in the dismissal of the appeal or other sanction. (m) Hearing on the Original Record Without the Necessity of an Appendix. The Law Court may, on good cause shown in a motion filed prior to the filing deadline for appellant’s brief, dispense with the requirement of an appendix and permit appeals to be heard on the original record, with such copies of the record, or relevant parts thereof, as the Law Court may require. (n) Supplement of Legal Authorities. A supplement of legal authorities is not required. The parties may, at their discretion, provide the 43 Court with a brief supplement, separate from the appendix, containing important, relevant legal authorities such as statutes or court decisions from other jurisdictions. It is not necessary to provide copies of any or all cited authorities. The supplement of legal authorities is not counted in computing the appendix page limit.