"Brief Means Brief"

As referenced in class, a link to a court decision by a California appeals court that lambasts the appellant's attorney for writing a horrible 202 page brief. The opinion says [PDF]

"This is an appeal run amok. Not only does the appeal lack
merit, the opening brief is a textbook example of what an appellate
brief should not be...[the brief] is painful to read and difficult to understand...[and] is heavy on words but light on analysis."