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United States Court of Appeals
For the Seventh Circuit
Chicago, Illinois 60604
September 20, 2005
Before
Hon. Richard D. Cudahy, Circuit Judge
Hon. Richard A. Posner, Circuit Judge
Hon. Frank H. Easterbrook, Circuit Judge
No. 03-3202
LISA WILLIAMS-LINDSEY,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
NATIONAL CAR RENTAL SYSTEM,
INCORPORATED,
Defendant-Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District
Court for the Central District
of Illinois.
No. 99 C 4101
Joe Billy McDade, Judge.
O R D E R
The appellant’s brief contains no argument. The portion of the brief labeled
argument merely incorporates by reference briefs filed by the appellant in the district court.
Briefs are forbidden to incorporate by reference other documents—not only because the
appellate judges often will not have ready access to them, and not only because briefs filed
in a lower court will not adequately frame the issues for the appellate court, but also
because incorporation creates problems with enforcing the limits on the length of briefs.
This is not a novel rule, but a long-established one that the appellant’s lawyer could
have no excuse for flouting. See Albrechtsen v. Board of Regents, 309 F.3d 433, 436 (7th
Cir. 2002); Fleming v. Kane County, 855 F.2d 496, 498 (7th Cir. 1988); Hunter v. Allis-
Chalmers Corp., 797 F.2d 1417, 1430 (7th Cir. 1986).
AFFIRMED
UNPUBLISHED ORDER
Not to be cited per Circuit Rule 53
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