17 CFR 171.26 – Answering brief
(a) Time for filing answering brief. Within thirty days after service of the appeal brief, the National Futures Association shall file with the Proceedings Clerk an answering brief.
Terms Used In 17 CFR 171.26
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(b) Contents of answering brief. The contents of the answering brief generally shall be consistent with those set forth in § 171.25(b) but may omit a statement of the issues and a statement of the case if the National Futures Association does not dispute the issues or the statement of the case contained in the appeal brief.
(c) Length of the answering brief. Without prior leave of the Commission, the answering brief may not exceed thirty five pages, exclusive of any table of contents, table of cases, index and appendix containing transcripts of testimony, exhibits, statutes, rules, regulations or similar materials.