What is the briefing schedule for appeals?
Due to the short timelines involved in the title-setting process, the court employs an abbreviated, simultaneous briefing schedule, deadlines for which depend on when the Petition for Review of Final Action of Ballot Title Setting Board is filed. When a Petition for Review is filed before April 29, 2009, simultaneous opening briefs must be filed within 20 days of that filing, and simultaneous answer briefs may then be filed within 20 days after the last timely opening brief is filed. When a Petition for Review is filed between April 30, 2009 and May 15, 2009, simultaneous opening briefs must be filed within 14 days, and simultaneous answer briefs filed within 14 days after the last timely opening brief is filed. Finally, when a Petition for Review is filed on or after May 18, 2009, simultaneous opening briefs must be filed within 5 days, and simultaneous answer briefs filed within 5 days after the last timely opening brief is filed. These deadlines also appear in grid form in the Brief
