IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
FILED
WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
JUL 1 5 202^
JOAN KANE. CLERK
) U.S. DIST. COURT, WESTERN DJST. OKU
IN RE: CAPITAL HABEAS FILINGS ) G O 24-3 .DEPUT
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GENERAL ORDER
The Court hereby establishes the following page limitations for briefs filed in capital
habeas cases:
1. The petition or opening brief shall be limited to 100 pages, exclusive of
accompanying documents;
2. The response brief shall be limited to 125 pages, exclusive of accompanying
documents;
3. The reply brief shall be limited to 25 pages, exclusive of accompanying documents;
and
4. If the respondent raises affirmative defenses in the response that the petitioner
addresses in the reply, the respondent may file a sur-reply to address only those
arguments raised in the reply. The sur-reply brief shall be limited to 10 pages,
exclusive of accompanying documents.
Except as otherwise specified by the Court, all filings shall conform with the Rules
Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, the Local Court Rules,
and the Court's ECF Policies & Procedures Manual. Further, incorporating by reference
to other briefs or pleadings on file either in this Court or any other Court is disapproved
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and does not satisfy the requirements ofthis Order. The page limitations established herein
shall be extended only for good cause shown.
This Order supersedes G.O. 10-1 (filed January 11, 2010).
IT IS SO ORDERED this^day of July 2024.
TIM( :'HYB.DeGIUSTI ^
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
SCOTT L. PALK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
CHARLES B. GOODWIN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
PATRICK R. WYRICK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
W.DISHMAN
TED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
BERNARD M. JONES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
