876—4.45(17A,86) Length of briefs. Except by permission of the presiding deputy workers’ compensation commissioner or by permission of the workers’ compensation commissioner when an appeal pursuant to rule 876—4.27(17A,86) has been filed, principal briefs shall not exceed 50 Arabic-numbered pages. Reply briefs shall not exceed 25 Arabic-numbered pages. In the event of a cross-appeal, appellant’s (cross-appellee’s) responsive reply brief shall be considered a principal brief. The type used shall not be smaller than pica type, and each line shall contain an average of no more than 60 characters. If a brief is submitted in excess of the length allowed in this rule, the portion exceeding the allowable length will not be considered. This rule does not prohibit a presiding deputy workers’ compensation commissioner or the workers’ compensation commissioner from limiting the length of a brief. An exception to this rule is the length of briefs (three pages) in an application for alternate care. See subrule 4.48(11).
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 17A.12, 17A.15, 86.8, 86.18 and 86.24.
[ARC 6841C, IAB 2/8/23, effective 3/15/23]