(c) Reply Brief. The appellant may file a brief in reply to the brief of the respondent which shall be entitled “Appellant’s Reply Brief.” If the respondent has cross-appealed, the respondent may file a brief in reply to the response of the appellant to the issues presented by the cross-appeal. This brief shall be entitled “Respondent’s Reply Brief.” Reply briefs shall be limited to answering any new matter set forth in the opposing brief. All reply briefs must contain an attorney’s certificate that complies with the requirements contained in Rule 28A, a table of contents, with page references, and a table of cases (alphabetically arranged), statutes and other authorities cited, with references to the pages of the reply brief where they are cited. No further briefs may be filed except with leave of court. A party may waive the right to file a reply brief. Immediate notice of such waiver to the clerk will expedite submission of the case to the court. (d) References in Briefs to Parties. Counsel will be expected in their briefs and oral arguments to keep to a minimum references to parties by such designations as “appellant” and “respondent.” It promotes clarity to use the designations used in the lower court or the actual names of parties, or descriptive terms such as “the employee,” “the injured person,” etc. (e) References in Briefs to the Record. Every assertion in briefs regarding matters in the record shall be supported by a reference to the page of the transcript or appendix where the matter relied on is to be found. If reference is made to evidence the admissibility of which is in controversy, reference shall be made to the pages of the transcript at which the evidence was identified, offered, and received or rejected. Briefs or memoranda of law filed in district courts shall not be incorporated by reference in briefs submitted to the Supreme Court. (f) Reproductions of Statutes, Rules, Regulations, Etc. If determination of the issues presented requires the study of statutes, rules, regulations, etc. or relevant parts thereof, they shall be reproduced in the brief or in an addendum at the end, or they may be supplied to the court in pamphlet form. (g) Length of Briefs. Except by permission of the court, briefs shall not exceed 30 pages, exclusive of pages containing the table of contents, tables of citations and any addendum containing statutes, rules, regulations, etc. (h) Briefs in Cases Involving Cross-Appeals. In cases involving a cross-appeal, the plaintiff in the court below shall be deemed the appellant for all purposes, unless the parties otherwise agree or the court otherwise orders. The brief of the respondent shall contain the issues and argument involved in respondent’s appeal as well as the answer to the brief of the appellant. (i) Briefs in Cases Involving Multiple Appellants or Respondents. In cases involving more than one appellant or respondent, including cases consolidated for the purposes of the appeal, any number of either may join in a single brief, and any appellant or respondent may adopt by reference any part of the brief of another. Parties may similarly join in reply briefs. [As amended; effective September 1, 1996.] RULE 28A. ATTORNEY’S CERTIFICATE (a) Certificate Required Upon Filing of Any Brief. Any brief submitted for filing in the Supreme Court must contain a certificate signed by at least one (1) attorney of record who is an active member of the bar of this state. This certificate must substantially comply with Form 9 in the Appendix of Forms, and must contain the following information: (1) A representation that the signing attorney has read the brief; (2) A representation that to the best of the attorney’s knowledge, information and belief, the brief is not frivolous or interposed for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation; (3) A representation by the signing attorney that the brief complies with all applicable Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure, including the requirement of Rule 28(e) that every assertion in the briefs regarding matters in the record be supported by a reference to the page of the transcript or appendix where the matter relied on is to be found. If a brief does not contain the certification required by this Rule, it shall be stricken unless such a certification is provided within ten (10) days after the omission is called to the attention of the attorney. (b) Sanctions. The Supreme Court may impose sanctions against an attorney whose certification is incomplete or inaccurate. In addition, the Supreme Court may impose sanctions against any attorney who, upon being informed that the brief does not contain the certificate provided for by subsection (a), fails to cure the deficiency within ten (10) days after the omission is called to his or her attention. [As amended; effective September 1, 1996.] RULE 29. BRIEF OF AN AMICUS CURIAE A brief of an amicus curiae may be filed only if accompanied by written consent of all parties, or by leave of court granted on motion or at the request of the court, except that consent or leave shall not be required when the brief is presented by the United States, the State of Nevada, an officer or agency of either, or by a state, territory or commonwealth. The brief may be conditionally filed with the motion for leave. A motion for leave shall identify the interest of the applicant and shall state the reasons why a brief of an amicus curiae is desirable. Save as all parties otherwise consent, any amicus curiae shall file its brief within the time allowed the party whose position as to affirmance or reversal the amicus brief will support unless the court for cause shown shall grant leave for later filing, in which event it shall specify within what period an opposing party may answer. No reply brief of an amicus curiae may be filed. A motion of an amicus curiae to participate in the oral argument will be granted only for extraordinary reasons. [As amended; effective March 31, 1995.] RULE 30. APPENDIX TO THE BRIEFS (a) Joint Appendix; Duty of the Parties. Counsel have a duty to confer and attempt to reach an agreement concerning a possible joint appendix. In the absence of an agreement, the parties may file separate appendices to their briefs. (b) Contents of the Appendix. Except as otherwise required by this Rule, all matters not essential to the decision of issues presented by the appeal shall be omitted. Brevity is required; the court may impose costs upon parties or attorneys who unnecessarily enlarge the appendix. (1) Transcripts. The appendix may contain copies of transcripts filed in the district court prior to the docketing of the appeal. The appendix shall not contain copies of transcripts which a court reporter has submitted to the Supreme Court pursuant to Rule 9. (2) Documents Required for Inclusion in Joint Appendix. The joint appendix shall contain: (i) Complaint, indictment or information (including all amendments); (ii) All answers, counterclaims, cross-claims and replies, and all amendments thereto; (iii) Pretrial orders; (iv) All jury instructions given to which exceptions were taken, and excluded when offered;

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