Federal Rules Of Appellate Procedure, 2019

This document contains the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, together with forms, as amended to December 1, 2018. The rules and forms have been promulgated and amended by the United States Supreme Court pursuant to law and further amended by Acts of Congress. This document has been prepared by the Committee in response to the need for an official up-to-date document containing the latest amendments to the rules. For the convenience of the user, where a rule has been amended, a reference to the date the amendment was promulgated and the date the amendment became effective follows the text of the rule. The Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure and the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Judicial Conference of the United States, prepared notes explaining the purpose and intent of the amendments to the rules. The Committee Notes may be found in the Appendix to Title 28, United States Code, following the particular rule to which they relate.

TITLE I. APPLICABILITY OF RULES

Rule 1. Scope of Rules; Definition; Title

Rule 2. Suspension of Rules

TITLE II. APPEAL FROM A JUDGMENT OR ORDER OF A DISTRICT COURT

Rule 3. Appeal as of Right—How Taken

[Rule 3.1. Appeal from a Judgment of a Magistrate Judge in a Civil Case] (Abrogated Apr. 24, 1998, eff. Dec. 1, 1998)

Rule 4. Appeal as of Right—When Taken

Rule 5. Appeal by Permission

[Rule 5.1. Appeal by Leave under 28 U.S.C. §636(c)(5) ] (Abrogated Apr. 24, 1998, eff. Dec. 1, 1998)

Rule 6. Appeal in a Bankruptcy Case from a Final Judgment, Order, or Decree of a District Court or Bankruptcy Appellate Panel

Rule 7. Bond for Costs on Appeal in a Civil Case

Rule 8. Stay or Injunction Pending Appeal

Rule 9. Release in a Criminal Case

Rule 10. The Record on Appeal

Rule 11. Forwarding the Record

Rule 12. Docketing the Appeal; Filing a Representation Statement; Filing the Record

Rule 12.1 Remand After an Indicative Ruling by the District Court on a Motion for Relief That Is Barred by a Pending Appeal

TITLE III. APPEALS FROM THE UNITED STATES TAX COURT1

Rule 13. Review of a Decision of the Tax Court

Rule 14. Applicability of Other Rules to the Review of a Tax Court Decision

TITLE IV. REVIEW OR ENFORCEMENT OF AN ORDER OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY, BOARD, COMMISSION, OR OFFICER

Rule 15. Review or Enforcement of an Agency Order—How Obtained; Intervention

Rule 15.1 Briefs and Oral Argument in a National Labor Relations Board Proceeding

Rule 16. The Record on Review or Enforcement

Rule 17. Filing the Record

Rule 18. Stay Pending Review

Rule 19. Settlement of a Judgment Enforcing an Agency Order in Part

Rule 20. Applicability of Rules to the Review or Enforcement of an Agency Order

TITLE V. EXTRAORDINARY WRITS

Rule 21. Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition, and Other Extraordinary Writs

TITLE VI. HABEAS CORPUS; PROCEEDINGS IN FORMA PAUPERIS

Rule 22. Habeas Corpus and Section 2255 Proceedings

Rule 23. Custody or Release of a Prisoner in a Habeas Corpus Proceeding

Rule 24. Proceeding in Forma Pauperis

TITLE VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Rule 25. Filing and Service

Rule 26. Computing and Extending Time

Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement

Rule 27. Motions

Rule 28. Briefs

Rule 28.1 Cross-Appeals

Rule 29. Brief of an Amicus Curiae

Rule 30. Appendix to the Briefs

Rule 31. Serving and Filing Briefs

Rule 32. Form of Briefs, Appendices, and Other Papers

Rule 32.1 Citing Judicial Dispositions

Rule 33. Appeal Conferences

Rule 34. Oral Argument

Rule 35. En Banc Determination

Rule 36. Entry of Judgment; Notice

Rule 37. Interest on Judgment

Rule 38. Frivolous Appeal—Damages and Costs

Rule 39. Costs

Rule 40. Petition for Panel Rehearing

Rule 41. Mandate: Contents; Issuance and Effective Date; Stay

Rule 42. Voluntary Dismissal

Rule 43. Substitution of Parties

Rule 44. Case Involving a Constitutional Question When the United States or the Relevant State is Not a Party

Rule 45. Clerk's Duties

Rule 46. Attorneys

Rule 47. Local Rules by Courts of Appeals

Rule 48. Masters

This contains federal rules of civil procedure that must be followed by lawyers, police officers, judges, and others involved in the United States Judicial system.