Section 2172. Covers

(a) Briefs and Petitions for Allowance of or Permission to Appeal.—On the front cover of the brief there shall appear the following:

(1) the name of the appellate court in which the matter is to be heard;

(2) the docket number of the case in the appellate court;

(3) the caption of the case in the appellate court, as prescribed by these rules;

(4) title of the filing, such as ‘‘Brief for Appellant’’ or ‘‘Brief for Respondent.’’ If the reproduced record is bound with the brief, the title shall so indicate, for example, ‘‘Brief for Appellant and Reproduced Record,’’ or ‘‘Brief for Appellee and Supplemental Reproduced Record,’’ such as the case may be;

(5) designation of the order appealed from such as ‘‘Appeal from the Order of’’ the court from which the appeal is taken, with the docket number therein. On appeals from the Superior Court or the Commonwealth Court its docket number shall be given, followed by a statement as to whether it affirmed, reversed or modified the order of the court or tribunal of first instance, giving also the name of the latter and the docket number, if any, of the case therein;

(6) the names of counsel, giving the office address and telephone number of the one upon whom it is desired notices shall be served.

(b) Children’s fast track appeals.—In a children’s fast track appeal, the front cover shall include a statement advising the appellate court that the appeal is a children’s fast track appeal.

(c) Reproduced record.—If the reproduced record is bound separately, the cover thereof shall be the same as provided in Subdivision (a), except that in place of the information set forth in Paragraph (a)(4) of this rule there shall appear ‘‘Reproduced Record’’ or ‘‘Supplemental Reproduced Record,’’ as the case may be.

(d) Repetition in body of document.—Unless expressly required by these rules, none of the material set forth in Subdivisions (a) through (c) shall be repeated in the brief or reproduced record.

(e) Cover stock.—The covers of all briefs and reproduced records must be so light in color as to permit writing in ink thereon to be easily read and so firm in texture that the ink will not run.

Official Note

Based on former Supreme Court Rules 35C and 36, former Superior Court Rules 27C and 28, and former Commonwealth Court Rule 82, without change in substance except that Paragraph (a)(4) is clarified by eliminating the ‘‘Appeal of ...’’ heading, which would not conform to the caption on the notice of appeal, and Subdivision (d) is extended to the Commonwealth Court.

The provisions of this Rule 2172 through April 26, 1982, effective September 12, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 1536; amended September 10, 2008, effective December 1, 2008, 38 Pa.B. 5257; amended January 13, 2009, effective as to all appeals filed 60 days or more after adoption, 39 Pa.B. 1094. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (338846).