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To: Wigglesworth who wrote (3766)	10/11/2000 1:48:36 PM
From: Wigglesworth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4023

Justice ambulance chasers denounce the English language! The court, which had invited the parties to jointly submit a schedule, instead was presented with two proposals that disagreed on most every conceivable point. The court split the difference and even apparently teased the lawyers a bit. Microsoft had requested rules that would allow 56,000-word briefs, while the Justice Department had asked for a limit of 24,000 words. Appellate courts rules typically limit briefs to 14,000 words. Instead of specifying a word limit, the court ordered briefs of no more than 150 pages. At 250 words per page, that would be 37,500 words, but the court made no mention of spacing or type size. Justice shysters so used to big words, now find out them biggies can't fit on page.