OAR 350-070-0090
Appellant’s Brief
(1)
Filing and Service of Brief: The appellant shall file at the Commission office and serve an Appellant’s Brief within 30 days after the date the record is filed or settled if a party files an objection to the record. The Brief shall also be served on intervenors. Failure by the Appellant to file an Appellant’s Brief within the time required by this section shall result in dismissal of the appeal and forfeiture of the filing fee and deposit for costs to the Gorge Commission.(2)
Specifications of Brief: The Brief shall(a)
Begin with a table of contents;(b)
Not exceed 50 pages, exclusive of appendices, unless permission for a longer brief is given by the Chair of the Commission. If an Appellant’s Brief exceeding the 50 page limit is filed without permission, the Chair of the Commission shall notify the author, and a revised brief satisfying the 50 pages limit shall be filed and served within three (3) days of notification.(c)
Have a blue cover page, stating the full title of the proceeding, and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the appellant and all intervenors. If any of the above is represented by an attorney, the name, address and telephone number of the attorney shall be substituted.(d)
If there is more than one appellant, the cover page shall specify the appellant(s) that are filing the Brief.(e)
Be typewritten, in 14-point type in a regularly used font such as Times New Roman, Helvetica, or Calibri, and double spaced;(f)
Be signed on the last page by the author. An electronic brief may contain an electronic signature or other generally accepted substitute.(3)
Contents of Brief: The Appellant’s Brief shall:(a)
Present a clear and concise statement of the case, in the following order, with separate section headings:(A)
The relief sought by the appellant;(B)
A summary of the arguments;(C)
A summary of the material facts. The summary shall be in narrative form with citations to the pages of the record where the facts alleged can be found, or other documents that the appellant intends to introduce at the hearing.(b)
Set forth each issue under a separate heading. Where several issues present essentially the same legal questions, the argument in support of those issues shall be combined;(c)
Contain, each as separate appendices, copies of all management plan provisions, comprehensive plan provisions, and all local state, regional, and federal laws cited in the brief, unless the provision is quoted verbatim in the Brief.(d)
Contain, each as separate appendices, copies of any documents and evidence, not contained in the record, that are referred to in the Brief.
Source:
Rule 350-070-0090 — Appellant’s Brief, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=350-070-0090.