United States v. Donald Trump

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________ No. 23-3228 September Term, 2023 1:23-cr-00257-TSC-1 Filed On: December 13, 2023 United States of America,

Appellee

v.

Donald J. Trump,

Appellant

BEFORE: Henderson, Childs, and Pan, Circuit Judges

ORDER

Upon consideration of the motion to expedite case, the opposition thereto, and the reply, it is

ORDERED that this appeal be expedited. The following briefing schedule will apply:

Appellant’s Brief December 23, 2023

Joint Appendix December 23, 2023

Appellee’s Brief December 30, 2023

Reply Brief January 2, 2024

It is

FURTHER ORDERED that any oral argument be scheduled before this panel. The parties will be informed later of the date of any oral argument.

Appellant should raise all issues and arguments in the opening brief. The court ordinarily will not consider issues and arguments raised for the first time in the reply brief.

To enhance the clarity of their briefs, the parties are urged to limit the use of abbreviations, including acronyms. While acronyms may be used for entities and United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________ No. 23-3228 September Term, 2023

statutes with widely recognized initials, briefs should not contain acronyms that are not widely known. See D.C. Circuit Handbook of Practice and Internal Procedures 43 (2021); Notice Regarding Use of Acronyms (D.C. Cir. Jan. 26, 2010).

Parties are strongly encouraged to hand deliver the paper copies of their briefs to the Clerk’s office on the date due. Filing by mail may delay the processing of the brief. Additionally, counsel are reminded that if filing by mail, they must use a class of mail that is at least as expeditious as first-class mail. See Fed. R. App. P. 25(a). All briefs and appendices must contain the date that the case is scheduled for oral argument at the top of the cover. See D.C. Cir. Rule 28(a)(8).

Per Curiam

FOR THE COURT: Mark J. Langer, Clerk

BY: /s/ Daniel J. Reidy Deputy Clerk

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