Opposition to Application

(a) Within three days of the filing of the applica- tion, unless otherwise ordered by the court, any party may file an opposition to the application with the appellate clerk. Except as otherwise ordered, oppositions shall not exceed 4000 words. The word count is exclusive of the case caption, signa- ture block of counsel of record, certifications and appendix, if any. Oppositions, including footnotes, shall be typed in a 12 point serif font. Section captions shall be typed in a 14 point serif font. A list of serif fonts can be found in the guidelines published on the Judicial Branch website. Margins shall be 1 and 1/2 inches on all sides. All text must be left aligned. Line spacing can be between 1.3x and 1.5x and must be uniform throughout, including the body of the document, footnotes and block quotes. Bold face or italic emphasis tools shall be used, not underlining. Oppositions shall be filed as one document with a single pagination scheme that starts on the first page of the opposition and continues throughout the entire document, on every page, including the pages in an attached appendix, if any. The page numbers shall be centered on the bottom of the page and shall be written as ‘‘Page X of XX’’ (e.g., Page 1 of 33 . . . Page 7 of 33 . . . Page 33 of 33). No separate memorandum of law in support of the opposition will be accepted by the appellate clerk. Responses to oppositions are not permitted. (b) The opposition shall be delivered in the man- ner set forth in Section 62-7 and shall contain a certification that: (1) a copy has been delivered to each other counsel of record in accordance with the provisions of Section 62-7, and (2) that the opposition complies with the word count requirement of subsection (a) of this section. (Adopted July 15, 2025, to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.) COMMENTARY—2026: The purpose of this new rule is to update the rules to conform to current practice and to make the format for applications pursuant to General Statutes § 52- 265a more consistent with the format for motions.