Rule 5:18 - Brief in Opposition(a)Filing Time. - A brief in opposition to granting the appeal may be filed with the clerk of this Court, as provided for in Rule 5:1B, by the appellee within 21 days after the petition for appeal is served on counsel for the appellee. Within the same time the counsel for appellee must send a copy to counsel for appellant. For any appellee exempted from the electronic filing requirements under Rule 5:1B(b), only one paper copy of the brief need be filed.(b)Form and Content. - The brief in opposition must conform in all respects to the content requirements for the brief of appellee in Rule 5:28. However, the brief in opposition need not be bound or have a blue cover. Except by leave of a Justice of this Court, the brief may not exceed the longer of 25 pages or 4,375 words. If the brief exceeds 10 pages or 1,750 words, it must contain a table of contents and table of authorities with cases alphabetically arranged.Amended by order dated April 30, 2010, effective 7/1/2010; amended by Order dated March 1, 2011, effective 5/2/2011; amended by order dated April 10, 2015, effective 7/1/2015; amended by order dated September 3, 2020, effective 9/3/2020; amended by order dated November 23, 2020, effective 3/1/2021; amended by order dated April 1, 2021, effective 6/1/2021.