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General Practice Direction Regarding All Proceedings in the Court of Appeal<\/h2>\n

Appendix B: Naming Conventions for Electronic Materials<\/h3>\n
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  1. 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 \u201cSLD\u201d should be added to the naming convention following the character code. For example:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    FAP.COA-22-CR-2321.PDF<\/p>\n

    TRN.COA-22-OM-0873.PDF<\/p>\n

    MPF.M55556.docx<\/p>\n

    FRE.SLD.C55572.docx<\/p>\n

    Appellant\u2019s Reply Factum to Interveners.C55597.PDF<\/p>\n

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    1. If a document has more than one volume, the volume number should be placed immediately after the document character code and before the Court of Appeal file number. For example:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      TRN.Vol1.COA-23-CR-7753.PDF<\/p>\n

      TRN.Vol2.COA-23-CR-7753.PDF<\/p>\n

      ABCO.Vol1.COA-24-CV-1928.PDF<\/p>\n

      ABCO.Vol2.COA-24-CV-1928.PDF<\/p>\n

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      1. 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.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Appeals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
        ABCO<\/td>\nAppeal Book and Compendium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        ACA<\/td>\nCompendium for Argument – Appellant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        ACOM<\/td>\nAppellant\u2019s Compendium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        AOA<\/td>\nAppellant\u2019s Book of Authorities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        AOI<\/td>\nIntervener\u2019s Book of Authorities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        AOR<\/td>\nRespondent\u2019s Book of Authorities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        APB<\/td>\nAppeal Book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        BOCA<\/td>\nBill of Costs \u2013 Appellant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        BOCR<\/td>\nBill of Costs \u2013 Respondent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        EXHB<\/td>\nExhibit Book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        EXTB<\/td>\nExtract Book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        FAP<\/td>\nFactum of the Appellant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        FEV<\/td>\nFresh Evidence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        FOAC<\/td>\nFactum of Amicus Curiae<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        FOI<\/td>\nFactum of Intervener<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        FRE<\/td>\nFactum of the Respondent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        FXA<\/td>\nFactum of the Cross-Appellant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        FXR<\/td>\nFactum of the Cross-Respondent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        RAPB<\/td>\nRespondent\u2019s Appeal Book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        RCA<\/td>\nCompendium for Argument – Respondent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        RCOM<\/td>\nRespondent\u2019s Compendium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        SAB<\/td>\nSupplementary Appeal Book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        SABC<\/td>\nSupplementary Appeal Book and Compendium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        SAF<\/td>\nSupplementary Factum – Appellant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        SAOA<\/td>\nSupplementary Book of Authorities – Appellant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        SAOR<\/td>\nSupplementary Book of Authorities – Respondent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        SRF<\/td>\nSupplementary Factum – Respondent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        TRN<\/td>\nTranscript<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

        Motions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
        MPA<\/td>\nMoving Party Authorities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        MPF<\/td>\nMoving Party Factum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        MPMR<\/td>\nMoving Party Motion Record<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        MPRP<\/td>\nMoving Party Reply Factum (Motion for Leave to Appeal)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        RPA<\/td>\nResponding Party Authorities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        RPF<\/td>\nResponding Party Factum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        RPMR<\/td>\nResponding Party Motion Record<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        SMRM<\/td>\nSupplementary Motion Record for the Moving Party<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        SMRR<\/td>\nSupplementary Motion Record for the Responding Party<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        TRN<\/td>\nTranscript<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"General Practice Direction Regarding All Proceedings in the Court of Appeal Appendix B: Naming Conventions for Electronic Materials The file...","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":7807,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-page-template.php","meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\r\nAppendix B: Naming Conventions for Electronic Materials - Court of Appeal for Ontario<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariocourts.ca\/coa\/how-to-proceed-court\/general\/appendix-b\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Appendix B: Naming Conventions for Electronic Materials - 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