One reason to ditch the dates is their lack of relevance, as notedīy Eleventh Circuit Judge Joel Dubina: "A brief should be paredĭown by reciting essential facts only. But considerĪ different approach if time is not essential to your subject. Limitations, a mandatory presuit notice requirement, compliance withĭiscovery deadlines, or another time-sensitive legal issue. Relevant dates if you are writing a brief about the statute of They're relevant and helpful to the reader. There's nothing wrong with including dates in a brief-if There areĪlternatives that are easier on your reader. If you ask judges, they'll tell you to resist this "eachįact gets its date" approach to writing briefs. Would it bother you to learn that the caseĪctually involves no time-sensitive legal issue and that none of theĭates has any bearing on the decision the court must make? The plaintiff to an orthopedic specialistĭid you get all those dates? Did you jot them down or at least makeĪ mental note of them? You probably expended considerable mental energy Jones on Augustģ1, 2004, September 20, 2004, and November You're trying to get a handle on the facts when you come upon this Imagine that you're a judge reading a brief in chambers. 2005 American Association for Justice 06 May.
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