(a) Appellant's Opening Brief. An appellant's opening brief must set forth under the following headings and in the following order all of the items listed below, except for items (3) and (10), which are optional.

(c) Reply Brief. If the appellant files a reply brief, it must be strictly confined to rebuttal of points made in the appellee's answering brief. A party may file an additional brief after a reply only with the appellate court's permission.

(d) References to the Record. In any brief, references to evidence or other parts of the record must include a citation to the index, exhibit, or page of a certified transcript, authorized transcription, narrative statement, or agreed-upon statement where such evidence or other material appears. In Division One, a brief may cite to a document in the appendix in lieu of citing to the record, but only if the table of contents of the appendix complies with the requirements of Rule 13.1(c)(1). If a party refers to a video or audio recording, the party's brief must provide specific, time-coded references to the relevant portions of the recording.

(e) References to Parties. In briefs and at oral argument, parties should minimize use of the terms “appellant” and “appellee.” For clarity, briefs should use the parties' actual names or the designations used in the superior court or agency proceeding, or such descriptive terms as “the employee,” “the injured person,” “the taxpayer,” “the buyer.”

(f) References to Case Law. Citation of Arizona case law must be to the volume, page number and, if available, the paragraph number, of the official Arizona reporter. Citation of non-Arizona case law must be to the volume and page number of applicable regional or federal reporters. If a case is not available in the official Arizona reporter, or in a regional or federal reporter, a party may provide a citation to an electronic database or another source.

(g) Briefs in Cases Involving Cross-Appeals. If a cross-appeal has been filed, the combined briefs under Rule 15(a)(4) must include a statement of issues that are presented for review in the cross-appeal.

(h) Briefs Involving Multiple Appellants or Appellees. In cases involving more than one appellant or more than one appellee, including consolidated cases, multiple parties may join in a single brief, or an appellant or appellee may adopt by reference any part of the brief of another party. Parties having contentions in common must make a good faith effort to join in a single brief. If there is a contention common to other parties, the filing party must make a good faith effort to adopt by reference the pertinent part of the previously filed brief of another party. The parties in a joint appeal under Rule 8(g) must file a joint brief.

(i) Briefs of Amicus Curiae or Intervenor. An intervenor is a person not a party to a judgment that the appellate court allows to participate as a party in an appeal on motion under Rule 24 of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure. An intervenor is subject to any requirements that the court may set. A brief of amicus curiae or an intervenor must comply with Rules 13(a)(1), (2), (7), (8), (9) and (10). A brief of amicus curiae must also comply with the requirements of Rule 16.