D.C. Circuit’s Order Adopting AHA Recommended Expedited Briefing Schedule for Appeal (July 6, 2020)

No. 20-5193                                     September Term, 2019

                                                                                          1:19-cv-03619-CJN
                                                                                           Filed On: July 6, 2020 [1850211]
American Hospital Association, et al.,
Appellants
v.
Alex M. Azar, II, in his official capacity as
Secretary of Health and Human Services,
Appellee

                                        O R D E R

Upon consideration of appellants’ consent motion to set expedited briefing and
argument schedule, it is

ORDERED that the following briefing schedule will apply in this case:
Appellants' Brief                   July 17, 2020
Appendix                              July 17, 2020
Appellee's Brief                    August 14, 2020
Appellants' Reply Brief         August 28, 2020

     All issues and arguments must be raised by appellants 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 cautioned to limit the use of abbreviations,
including acronyms. While acronyms may be used for entities and 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 42 (2019); 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 could delay the processing of the brief.
Additionally, parties 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, or
state that the case is being submitted without oral argument. See D.C. Cir. Rule 28(a)(8).

                                                                FOR THE COURT:
                                                                Mark J. Langer, Clerk
                                                                BY: /s/
                                                                Michael C. McGrail
                                                                Deputy Clerk

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