(a) Notice of Appeal.
A party appealing a magistrate judge’s order to a district judge must file and
serve a notice within 14 days after entry of the order. The district judge may
decide the issue without a hearing, unless the court orders otherwise or grants a
written request for a hearing filed by the appellant.
(b) Briefs.
(1) Appellant’s brief must be filed and served within 14 days after filing the
notice of appeal.
(2) Appellee’s brief must be filed and served within 14 days after service of
appellant’s brief.
(3) Appellant may file and serve a reply brief within 7 days after service of
appellee’s brief.
(c) Page and Word Limitations.
(1) Briefs. An opening brief must not exceed 20 pages or 6,200 words. A reply
brief must not exceed 10 pages or 3,100 words.
(2) Overlength Briefs. Unless modified by the assigned judge in a court order
or on their “practices and procedures” page on the court website, a party
must first obtain a court order authorizing the additional pages or words
before filing a brief that exceeds the page or word limits in section 58-2(b).
The motion must be filed, and the order obtained, before filing the
overlength brief. The motion to exceed the page or word limit must
include:
(A) the number of additional pages or words that are needed; and
(B) a statement of good cause why additional pages or words are
needed.
Local Rules of Criminal Practice - District of Utah Eff. December 2025
(d) Service.
Serving and filing an appeal must comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.
