Here's the rest of thread: 25. That is, let that prose drive the brief’s substantive points, and do not delegate that work to parentheticals.
Recently, I reviewed a draft brief that said this (with the citations and some words altered to disguise the case):
[cont'd]
26. Under the circumstances, it would be unreasonable to expect a layperson—much less one proceeding pro se in her second language—to extract from the applicable legal authorities the preferred venue for filing her claim. [cont’d]
