Okay, I found the answer in the
Federal Circuit Rules of Practice
[PDF], which document encompasses the
Federal Rules of
Appellate Procedure; specifically, the answer appears to
come
from FRAP Rule 29(d):
Except by the court’s permission, an
amicus
brief may be no more than one-half the maximum
length authorized by these
rules for a party’s principal
brief. If the court grants a party permission to
file a
longer brief, that extension does not affect the length
of an amicus
brief.
Rule 32(a)(7)(A) states:
A
principal brief may not
exceed 30 pages, or a reply brief 15 pages, unless
it
complies with Rule 32(a)(7)(B) and (C).
However, Rule
32(a)(7)(B) states:
A principal brief is acceptable
if:
it contains no more than 14,000 words;
or it
uses a monospaced face and contains
no more than 1,300 lines of
text.
A reply brief is acceptable if it contains
no
more than half of the type volume specifi ed
in Rule
32(a)(7)(B)(i).
Headings, footnotes, and quotations count
toward
the word and line limitations. The
corporate disclosure statement, table
of
contents, table of citations, statement with
respect to oral argument, any
addendum
containing statutes, rules or regulations,
and any certificates of
counsel do not count
toward the limitation.
So
it would seem from this that the short answer is "15
pages".
However, if
anyone has any idea of filing an amicus
brief, they'd better hurry. Rule 29(e)
says:
An amicus curiae must file its brief,
accompanied by a
motion for filing when necessary, no
later than 7 days after the principal brief
of the party
being supported is filed. An amicus curiae that does
not support
either party must file its brief no later than 7
days after the appellant’s or
petitioner’s principal brief is
filed. A court may grant leave for later filing,
specifying
the time within which an opposing party may
answer.
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