Not off to a great start

 If you're the appellant, you don't want the decision to start like this one from 4/3 here:

This is a challenging appeal. The lengthy opening brief (AOB) filed by appellants ... is largely comprised of a series of convoluted factual claims which are only sporadically supported by citations to the record. The brief introduces an extensive cast of characters without explaining who they are, how they relate to each other, or what roles they play in the dispute on appeal. Indeed, the exact nature of the dispute, and the relationship of the named parties to each other, is not revealed until page 47 of appellants’ 55-page opening brief. As we said, this case is a challenge.