Appendix B: Naming Conventions for Electronic Materials

General Practice Direction Regarding All Proceedings in the Court of Appeal

Appendix B: Naming Conventions for Electronic Materials

  1. Effective September 13, 2022, the file names for all materials that are served and filed electronically must start with one of the character codes set out in paragraph 3 of this Appendix (e.g., FAP or ABCO), followed by the Court of Appeal file number (e.g., COA-22-CV-####, COA-22-CR-####, COA-22-OM-####, C##### or M#####), and end with the relevant file extension (e.g., docx, PDF). If there is no character code for a particular file, a party may create a code or use a longer descriptive name that readily identifies the type of file. For sealed materials, the code “SLD” should be added to the naming convention following the character code. For example:

FAP.COA-22-CR-2321.PDF

TRN.COA-22-OM-0873.PDF

MPF.M55556.docx

FRE.SLD.C55572.docx

Appellant’s Reply Factum to Interveners.C55597.PDF

  1. Parties serving and filing materials electronically between September 13, 2022 and September 27, 2022 are encouraged to comply with the naming convention set out in paragraph 1. The court will, however, accept materials using the former naming conventions.
  2. Parties must use the following character codes when naming electronic documents. If there is no character code for a particular file, a party may create a code or use a longer descriptive name that readily identifies the type of file.

Appeals:

ABCO Appeal Book and Compendium
ACA Compendium for Argument – Appellant
ACOM Appellant’s Compendium
AOA Appellant’s Book of Authorities
AOI Intervener’s Book of Authorities
AOR Respondent’s Book of Authorities
APB Appeal Book
BOCA Bill of Costs – Appellant
BOCR Bill of Costs – Respondent
EXHB Exhibit Book
EXTB Extract Book
FAP Factum of the Appellant
FEV Fresh Evidence
FOAC Factum of Amicus Curiae
FOI Factum of Intervener
FRE Factum of the Respondent
FXA Factum of the Cross-Appellant
FXR Factum of the Cross-Respondent
RAPB Respondent’s Appeal Book
RCA Compendium for Argument – Respondent
RCOM Respondent’s Compendium
SAB Supplementary Appeal Book
SABC Supplementary Appeal Book and Compendium
SAF Supplementary Factum – Appellant
SAOA Supplementary Book of Authorities – Appellant
SAOR Supplementary Book of Authorities – Respondent
SRF Supplementary Factum – Respondent
TRN Transcript

Motions:

MPA Moving Party Authorities
MPF Moving Party Factum
MPMR Moving Party Motion Record
MPRP Moving Party Reply Factum (Motion for Leave to Appeal)
RPA Responding Party Authorities
RPF Responding Party Factum
RPMR Responding Party Motion Record
SMRM Supplementary Motion Record for the Moving Party
SMRR Supplementary Motion Record for the Respondents
TRN Transcript
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