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Wyoming Table of Authorities: WRAP 7.01
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Wyoming appellate briefs need a table of cited cases, statutes and other authorities with page references. WRAP 7.01(c) requires alphabetically arranged cases, either in one list or by jurisdiction. WRAP 7.02 carries that requirement into appellee's briefs, and WRAP 7.03(a) expressly includes subsection (c) for replies. There is no five-page threshold in these provisions.
Build a Wyoming table of authorities from a PDF using standard format. There is no Wyoming-specific preset. Confirm the actual court, review the authorities and pages, and export editable Word output. Sources checked October 14, 2026.
What WRAP 7.01(c) requires
“A table of cases alphabetically arranged (in one list or by jurisdiction), statutes and other authorities cited, with references to the pages where they appear” — WRAP 7.01(c)
The table is an index to the authorities actually cited in this brief. It is not a list of everything researched, an appendix contents table, or a substitute for legal argument. Rule 7.01(g) separately requires citations supporting the appellant's contentions; a correct table does not supply arguments absent from the body. Rule 7.05 calls the component a “table of authorities,” although Rule 7.01(c) describes its contents as a table of cases, statutes and other authorities.
Rule 1.02 expressly governs appeals and specified review proceedings and defines “appellate court” to include the district court when appropriate. Thus, a district court's name alone does not settle the question: identify whether it is reviewing another tribunal or hearing an ordinary trial matter. Review the applicable proceeding rule and briefing order before applying this principal-brief sequence to a petition or motion.
| Filing or component | Required treatment | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Appellant's brief | Authorities table after contents; alphabetical cases in one list or by jurisdiction | 7.01(b)–(d) |
| Appellee's brief | Conform to 7.01, with stated exceptions that do not remove the authorities table | 7.02 |
| Reply brief | Subsection 7.01(c) expressly incorporated; index authorities cited in the reply itself | 7.03(a) |
| Principal and reply limits | 60 and 18 pages respectively absent permission; specified front matter and appendices excluded | 7.05(a) |
| Statement of case record citations | Use designated-record page numbers; do not include volume numbers | 7.01(f) |
| Ordinary trial memorandum | These appellate table provisions do not establish its requirements | Check trial rules and orders |
Citation conventions without confusing page systems
Wyoming's public-domain citations use a year, WY and an opinion number; paragraph pinpoints appear as ¶ references. The court-hosted WRAP compilation's annotations demonstrate the combined form: Gaston v. Life Care Ctrs. of Am., Inc., 2021 WY 74, 488 P.3d 929. That is a sourced citation example, not a recommendation to cite the case. Preserve the authority's identity and distinguish full citations from short references during review.
Cornell's reproduction of the Supreme Court's neutral-citation order, dated October 2, 2000 and amended August 19, 2005, explains the era distinction: Pacific Reporter references accompany public-domain citations for 2001–2003 decisions; they are optional for decisions after December 31, 2003 in documents filed with that Court. This citation-order text was read in a secondary reproduction, not independently retrieved from an official order PDF. Verify the current order before relying on that optional-reporter treatment. WRAP 7.01(c) itself does not name a mandatory national citation manual.
A paragraph pinpoint locates a passage in an opinion. A designated-record citation locates material below; Rule 7.01(f) requires record page numbers and says those citations must not contain volume numbers. The authorities table's right-hand column instead locates citations in your brief. Do not substitute any of those numbers for another. The table provision does not state a passim policy; use actual brief pages rather than inferring permission or prohibition from silence.
From your PDF to a finished Word table
- Export the brief you intend to file. Include the intended printed pagination, all argument and footnotes. Keep the matching Word file for insertion into the editable document.
- Start with standard format. Open the Table of Authorities generator. Confirm the actual court and settings; court detection or loading a sample can override the entry choice.
- Review every authority and page. Check full and short forms, paragraph citations, missing statutes and rules, footnotes, duplicates and each printed brief-page reference. If dividing cases by jurisdiction, make and review those groupings yourself rather than assuming an unsupported preset does it.
- Export editable Word output. PDF-only downloads a .docx table. Matching Word plus a text-layer PDF can insert ordinary table text into the Word brief. Place the table after contents and before the jurisdiction statement.
- Re-export and recheck. Insertion and later revisions can move citations. Check the assembled PDF against every table reference. Also review Rule 7.05's whole-brief formatting and page limits separately.
Frequently asked
Does a Wyoming reply need an authorities table?
Yes. WRAP 7.03(a) expressly incorporates 7.01(c). Build the reply's table from authorities cited in that reply, not by copying the principal brief's page references.
May I separate state and federal cases?
Yes. Rule 7.01(c) permits a single alphabetical list or cases arranged by jurisdiction. Alphabetize each case group and preserve statutes and other cited authorities.
Does WRAP apply only in the Supreme Court?
No. Rule 1.02 defines appellate court to include a district court as circumstances require. That reviewing role is different from ordinary trial-court motion practice.
What does the table's page column identify?
Pages of the brief where the authority appears, not opinion paragraphs, reporter pages or designated-record pages. Check printed pagination in the final PDF.
Does the table count against the page limit?
Rule 7.05(a) excludes the authorities table and specified other material. That exclusion does not make the table optional in a short brief.
Sources, editions and access status
- Wyoming Judicial Branch: Wyoming Rules of Appellate ProcedureCourt-hosted compilation read via alternate reader October 14, 2026; direct PDF conversion failed. Rules 1.02, 7.01–7.05 consulted. Rule 7.01 history includes amendment December 11, 2024 effective March 1, 2025; compilation also includes January 19, 2026 changes to unrelated record provisions.wyocourts.gov
- Wyoming Judicial Branch: Appellate rule amendmentsOfficial amendment listing read October 14, 2026; lists March 1, 2025 and January 19, 2026 effective dates. The court's rules directory identifies Wyoming Court Rules Annotated as the official published version.wyocourts.gov
- Cornell LII: Wyoming citation practice and order reproductionSecondary reproduction read in browser October 14, 2026, including the 2000 order as amended in 2005. Official citation-order PDF was not independently located; an official opinion PDF request timed out and its alternate reader returned 404. Citation optionality above is qualified accordingly. General information, not legal advice.law.cornell.edu
Sources
- Wyoming Judicial Branch: Rules of Appellate Procedurewyocourts.gov
- Wyoming Judicial Branch: Rule amendmentswyocourts.gov
- Cornell LII: Wyoming citation order reproductionlaw.cornell.edu
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