[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 17, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 17CFR9.22]

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              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER I--COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
 
PART 9_RULES RELATING TO REVIEW OF EXCHANGE DISCIPLINARY, ACCESS DENIAL OR 
 
           Subpart C_Initial Procedure With Respect to Appeals
 
Sec.  9.22  Appeal brief.

    (a) Time to file. Any person who has filed a notice of appeal in 
accordance with the provisions of Sec.  9.20 must perfect the appeal by 
filing an appeal brief with the Proceedings Clerk within thirty days 
after service of the record of the exchange proceeding. The Commission 
may dismiss any appeal for which an appeal brief is not timely filed.
    (b) Contents. Each appeal brief submitted to the Commission pursuant 
to this section must include, in the order indicated:
    (1) A statement of the issues presented for review;
    (2) A statement of the case. The statement must first indicate 
briefly the nature of the case and include a full description of the 
disciplinary, access denial or other adverse action. There must follow a 
clear and concise statement of all facts relevant to the consideration 
of the appeal, including, if known, each alleged act or omission forming 
the basis of the exchange action, with appropriate references to the 
record of the exchange proceeding;
    (3) An argument. The argument may be preceded by a summary. The 
argument must contain the contentions of the appellant with respect to 
the issues

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presented, and the reasons therefor, and citations to relevant 
authorities and to parts of the record of the exchange proceeding; and
    (4) A conclusion stating the precise relief sought.
    (c) Length of appeal brief. Without prior leave of the Commission, 
the appeal brief may not exceed thirty-five pages, exclusive of any 
table of contents, table of cases, index and appendix containing 
transcripts of testimony, exhibits, statutes, rules, regulations or 
similar materials.