Appellants Reply Brief {RBA-B 2503.2}

This form is approved by the Illinois Supreme Court and is required to be accepted in all Illinois Appellate Courts. Instruction s THIS APPEAL INVOLVES A MATTER SUBJECT TO EXPEDITED DISPOSITION UNDER Make this cover page light yellow . RULE 311(a). Check the box to the right if your case involves custody, visitation, or removal of a child. Appellate Case No.: Enter the Appellate Court case number. IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF Just below 223In the Appellate Court of Illinois,224 enter the number of the appellate district where the appeal was filed. ILLINOIS District Appeal from the Circuit Court If the case name in the trial court began with 223In re224 (e.g., 223In re Marriage of Jones224), enter that name. Below that, enter the names of the parties in the trial court, and check the correct boxes to show which party filed the appeal (223appellant224) and which party is responding to the appeal (223appellee224). In r e of County Trial Court Case No.: Plaintiff/Petitioner (First, middle, last name s ) Appellant Appellee Honorable v. J udge, Presiding To the far right, enter the trial court county, trial court case number, and trial judge's name. Defendant/Respondent (First, middle, last name s ) Appellant Appellee APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF Add your: 1) Name; 2) Address; 3) Phone number; and 4) Email address. NOTE: insert your email address only if you agree to receive court documents by email. Your Information Name: First Middle Last Address: Street , Apt # City State ZIP Phone: Email: American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Enter the Case Number given by the Appellate Court Clerk: RBA - B 2503.2 Page 1 ( 1 1 / 1 7 ) ARGUMENT [Refer to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 341(h)(7) ] State the title of your 1st argument here as you wrote it in your original Appellant222s Brief. 1. The trial court or jury (check one) made a mistake by Do not repeat your original argument. Instead, explain why the appellee222s response to your original argument is wrong. To help you do this, use authorities (cases, statutes (laws), etc.) and references to the pages of the record. Refer to pages of the common law record as 223C [page].224 Refer to pages of the report of proceedings as 223R [page].224 Starting with this page, number the pages of your brief 1, 2, 3, etc. (This page is numbered for you.) 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Instead, explain why the appellee222s response to your original argument is wrong. To help you do this, use authorities (cases, statutes (laws), etc.) and references to the pages of the record. Refer to pages of the common law record as 223C [page].224 Refer to pages of the report of proceedings as 223R [page].224 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Enter the Case Number given by the Appellate Court Clerk: RBA - B 2503.2 Page ( 1 1 / 1 7 ) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Enter the Case Number given by the Appellate Court Clerk: RBA - B 2503.2 Page ( 1 1 / 1 7 ) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Enter the Case Number given by the Appellate Court Clerk: RBA - B 2503.2 Page ( 1 1 / 1 7 ) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Enter the Case Number given by the Appellate Court Clerk: RBA - B 2503.2 Page ( 1 1 / 1 7 ) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Enter the Case Number given by the Appellate Court Clerk: RBA - B 2503.2 Page ( 1 1 / 1 7 ) State the title of your 3rd argument here as you wrote it in your original Appellant222s Brief. 3. The trial court or jury (check one) made a mistake by If you don't have a 3rd argument, remove this page and the following argument pages. Do not repeat your original argument. Instead, explain why the appellee222s response to your original argument is wrong. To help you do this, use authorities (cases, statutes (laws), etc.) and references to the pages of the record. Refer to pages of the common law record as 223C [page].224 Refer to pages of the report of proceedings as 223R [page].224 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Enter the Case Number given by the Appellate Court Clerk: RBA - B 2503.2 Page ( 1 1 / 1 7 ) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Enter the Case Number given by the Appellate Court Clerk: RBA - B 2503.2 Page ( 1 1 / 1 7 ) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Enter the Case Number given by the Appellate Court Clerk: RBA - B 2503.2 Page ( 1 1 / 1 7 ) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Enter the Case Number given by the Appellate Court Clerk: RBA - B 2503.2 Page ( 1 1 / 1 7 ) If you are making more than 3 arguments, fill out and insert 1 or more Additional Argument forms after this page. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Enter the Case Number given by the Appellate Court Clerk: RBA - B 2503.2 ( 1 1 / 1 7 ) CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE [ Refer to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 341(c) ] Rule 341(a) governs the form of briefs, and Rule 341(b) governs the length. Unless a motion to file a longer Brief is granted, the Appellant222s Reply Brief (not counting the pages listed) must be no more than 20 pages OR no more than 6,000 words. If your Brief is within the page limit, add the number of pages in your Brief (not counting the pages listed). If your Brief is not within the page limit, but is within the word limit, add the number of words in your Brief (not counting the pages listed). I certify that this B rief conforms to the requirements of Supreme Court Rules 341(a) and (b). The length of this B rief , excluding the pages or words contained in the Rule 341(d) cover, the Rule 341(c) certificate of compliance, and the certificate of service , is pages or words. If you are completing this form on a computer, sign your name by typing it. If you are completing it by hand, sign by hand and print your name. /s/ Signature Print Name American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Enter the Case Number given by the Appellate Court Clerk: RBA - B 2503.2 ( 1 1 / 1 7 ) PROOF OF SERVICE [Refer to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 11 ] In 1a, enter the name, mailing address, and email address of the party or lawyer to whom you sent the document. 1. I sent this document: a. To: Name: In 1b, check the box to show how you sent the document, and fill in any other information required on the blank lines. First Middle Last Address: Street , Apt # City State ZIP Email address: CAUTION: If the other party does not have a lawyer, you may send the document by email only if the other party has listed their email address on a court document. b. By: Personal hand delivery Regular, First - Class Mail, put into the U.S. Mail with postage paid at: Address of Post Office or Mailbox Third - party commercial carrier, with delivery paid for at: Name (for example, FedEx or UPS) and office address The court's electronic filing manager (EFM) or an approved electronic filing service provider (EFSP) Email (not through an EFM or EFSP) Mail from a prison or jail at: In c, fill in the date and time that you sent the document. Name of prison or jail c. On: Date At: a.m. p.m. Time In 2, if you sent the document to more than 1 party or lawyer, fill in a, b, and c. Otherwise leave 2 blank. 2. I sent this document: a. To: Name: First Middle Last Address: Street , Apt # City State ZIP Email address: b. By: Personal hand delivery Regular,