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containing the signed certification or stipulation shall be marked "Original." A party may move
to waive certification pursuant to this rule for good cause shown, and shall include with the
motion a copy of the proposed record or appendix.

1250.8 Form and Content of Briefs

(a) Cover. The cover shall set forth the title of the action or proceeding. The upper right-hand
section shall contain a notation stating: whether the cause is to be argued or submitted; if it is to
be argued, the time actually required for the argument; and the name of the attorney who will
argue. The lower right-hand section shall contain the name, address, telephone number and
email address of the attorney filing the brief and shall indicate whom the attorney represents.

(b) Appellant’s Brief. The appellant’s brief shall include, in the following order:

(1) a table of contents, which shall include (i) a list of point headings and (ii) the contents
of the appendix, if it is not bound separately, with references to the initial page of each document
included and of the direct, cross and redirect examination of each witness;

(2) a table of cases (alphabetically arranged), statutes and other authorities, indicating the
pages of the brief where they are cited;

(3) a concise statement, not exceeding two pages, of the questions involved, set forth
separately and followed immediately by the answer, if any, of the court from which the appeal is
taken;

(4) a concise statement of the nature of the case and of the facts which should be known
to determine the questions involved, with appropriate citations to the reproduced record,
appendix, original record or agreed statement in lieu of record;

(5) the argument for the appellant, which shall be divided into points by appropriate
headings distinctively printed;

(6) a statement certifying compliance with printing requirements under this Part, on a
form approved by the court, as set forth in subdivision (j);

(7) in the First and Second Judicial Departments, the appellant’s brief shall include as an
addendum the statement required by CPLR 5531;

(8) in the First and Second Judicial Departments, in any civil cause permitted to be
heard on the original record, the appellant’s brief shall include:

(i) a copy of the order or judgment appealed from and the decision, if any;

(ii) a copy of the opinion and findings, if any, of a hearing officer and the
determination and decision of any administrative department, board or agency; and

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