Here Are the Michigan Supreme Court's Instructions on How to File an Amicus Brief FILING Important Note: Hard copies of briefs and appendices need not be provided to the Court if they were electronically filed using the appellate e-filing system, MiFILE. Beginning on February 1, 2020, attorneys must submit their briefs and appendices through the MiFILE system. Admin Order 2014-23. Filings may be transmitted to the MiFILE system 24 hours a day, seven days a week (with the exception of the system’s downtime required for periodic maintenance). Electronically filed documents that are received by 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time on a business day will be docketed as being filed that day. Electronic filings received between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. on a Saturday, Sunday or court holiday will be docketed on the next business day. MCR 1.108(1) and MCR 8.110(D)(2). Self-represented litigants may use the MiFILE system or they may mail or deliver one set of the original signed documents to the Clerk’s Office at 925 W. Ottawa Street, P.O. Box 30052, Lansing, MI 48909. The appellant’s brief and appendices are due within 56 days after the date on the order granting leave to appeal unless a different time is specified in the Court’s order. MCR 7.312(E)(1) & (J)(1). The appellee must file its responsive brief and appendix, if any, within 35 days after receiving service of the appellant’s brief. MCR 7.312(E)(2). The appellant may file a reply brief within 21 days after receiving service of the appellee’s brief. MCR 7.312(E)(3). The Court, on its own motion or that of a party, may order a longer or shorter briefing period. MCR 7.312(J)(1). A brief is considered filed on the date the clerk’s office receives it, not on the date you mailed it, with the exception of briefs submitted by incarcerated parties. A motion to extend the due date of a brief should be filed in advance of the brief deadline whenever possible. The motion must show that there is good cause for the extension and that the delay in filing is not due to the culpable negligence of the party or attorney. MCR 7.316(B). SERVICE A party must serve two copies of its brief and appendix on each attorney who has appeared for a separate party or group of parties and on each party appearing pro se. MCR 7.312(F)(2). In criminal cases and cases in which the state is a party or interested, each party must also serve one copy of its brief and appendix on the Attorney General. MCR 7.312(F)(3). Service must be accomplished in a manner allowed under the court rules, such as by first-class mail, hand delivery, or e-mail. MCR 2.107(C). The hard copy service requirements do not apply if the parties are electronically served through the MiFILE system. Registered MiFILE users agree to accept e-service through the MiFILE system unless and until the user’s registration is terminated. A document electronically filed after Page 5 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time, or on a Saturday, Sunday, or court holiday shall be deemed to have been filed or served on the next business day. MCR 1.108(1) & MCR 8.110(D)(2).