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CA7: False certification of word count in appellant's brief gets summary affirmance

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Knowing false certification of word count of brief leads to sanction of summary affirmance of a civil case. The appellee pointed it out. If appellant had admitted the brief was overlong, it would have been rejected, but no sanction. Abner v. Scott Memorial Hospital, 10-2713 (7th Cir. March 9, 2011). We add that the appellants’ brief is rambling, and would be more effective if compressed to 14,000 words. Hat tip to ABAJ.

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on March 11, 2011 (boomark / email).