Report on E-filing of Briefs December 31, 2009

The Court's brief e-filing application for attorneys is proving to be beneficial to both parties and the Court. In the first month since the opening of e-filing on December 1, 2009, 148 attorneys registered to e-file and thirty-seven briefs were filed. Of these thirty-seven briefs, 25 were filed by appellants, 11 by appellees and one amicus curiae brief was received. Comments from attorneys using the system have been positive noting the simplicity of the process. The system can save attorneys both time and costs and save the Court labor associated with docketing and the cost of storing paper documents and make the documents easier to review. The Court is encouraging all attorneys filing briefs with the Court to use the application. By the end of 2010, the Court, the Court hopes that the majority of briefs filed by attorneys will be electronically filed with the Court.