(a) Brief Required. A summary judgment motion and a response must be
accompanied by a brief that sets forth the argument and authorities on which the party
relies in support of or opposition to a motion, and must contain the matters required by LR
56.3(a) or LR 56.4(a) if the party has opted to comply with those rules by including the
required matters in its brief. Notwithstanding LR 5.1(c), the brief must be filed as a
separate document from the motion or response that it supports.
Effective September 2, 2025
(b) Length of Briefs. The requirements of LR 7.2 apply to briefs filed pursuant to LR
56.5(a), except that, excluding the table of contents and table of authorities, the length of a
principal brief must not exceed 50 pages and a reply brief must not exceed 25 pages. The
presiding judge, by order or other appropriate notice issued in a civil action, may restrict
the length of briefs to fewer pages than are permitted by this rule.
(c) Citations to Appendix. When citing materials in the record, as required by Fed.
R. Civ. P. 56(c)(1)(A) or (B), a party must support each assertion by citing each relevant
page of its own or the opposing party’s appendix.
