Johnson County District Court Page & Word Limits

CRITICALCivil casesProposed or draft document; may not be in force

Limit

50 pages

Limit

20 pages

Applies to

Brief

For summary-judgment, dismissal, and judgment-on-the-pleadings motions, supporting and opposing briefs are limited to 50 pages each and reply briefs to 20 pages, unless the court specially authorizes otherwise.

Except as the court may specially authorize, the length of briefs shall not exceed the following: a. Motions for summary judgment, to dismiss, and for judgment on the pleadings Brief in support–50 pages Brief in opposition–50 pages Reply brief–20 pages

CRITICAL

Limit

50 pages

Limit

20 pages

Applies to

Brief

Unless the court specially authorizes otherwise, briefs on motions for summary judgment, to dismiss, and for judgment on the pleadings are limited to 50 pages for support, 50 pages for opposition, and 20 pages for reply.

7. Page Limitations. Except as the court may specially authorize, the length of briefs shall not exceed the following: a. Motions for summary judgment, to dismiss, and for judgment on the pleadings Brief in support–50 pages Brief in opposition–50 pages Reply brief–20 pages

CRITICAL

Limit

20 pages

Limit

10 pages

Applies to

Brief

Unless the court specially authorizes otherwise, briefs on all other motions are limited to 20 pages for support, 20 pages for opposition, and 10 pages for reply.

b. All other motions Brief in support–20 pages Brief in opposition–20 pages Reply brief–10 pages

CRITICALCivil casesProposed or draft document; may not be in force

Limit

20 pages

Limit

10 pages

Applies to

Brief

Brief in support–20 pages Brief in opposition–20 pages Reply brief–10 pages

Brief in support–20 pages Brief in opposition–20 pages Reply brief–10 pages

WARNINGCivil casesProposed or draft document; may not be in force

The court may strike a brief that exceeds the page limits.

Any brief that exceeds the page limitations may be stricken by the court.

WARNING

Applies to

Opposition brief

If the court grants an increase to the supporting brief’s page limit, the opposition brief’s limit automatically increases to the same limit.

If a motion is granted increasing the size of a brief in support, the page limit for the brief in opposition is automatically increased to the same page limit.

WARNING

Applies to

Brief

The court may strike a brief that exceeds the applicable page limit.

Any brief that exceeds the page limitations may be stricken by the court.

WARNINGCivil casesProposed or draft document; may not be in force

If the court grants an increase to the page limit for a supporting brief, the opposition brief’s page limit automatically increases to the same limit.

If a motion is granted increasing the size of a brief in support, the page limit for the brief in opposition is automatically increased to the same page limit.