The appellant has days in which to prepare the appellant's brief after the original record is transmitted to the appellate court. The Rules allow the appellee days in which to reply to the appellant's brief.
A) 30; 30
B) 30; 40
C) 40; 30
D) 40; 40

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According to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, the appellant has 30 days to prepare the appellant's brief after the original record is transmitted to the appellate court. The appellee then has 30 days to reply to the appellant's brief. Therefore, choice C (40; 30) is incorrect. Choices A and B have the correct number of days for the appellant's brief, but only choice C has the correct number of days for the appellee's reply. Therefore, the best choice is C.

The Appellant Has Days in Which to Prepare the Appellant's