This document contains the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, together with forms, as amended to December 1, 2016. These rules govern the procedure in the United States courts of appeals. 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.
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ITEM AVAILABLE DATE 01/31/17.
Foreword .............................................................................................................. III
Authority for promulgation of rules .................................................................... V
Historical note ..................................................................................................... VII
RULES
Title I. Applicability of Rules:
Rule 1. Scope of Rules; Definition; Title ....................................................... 1
Rule 2. Suspension of Rules ........................................................................... 1
Title II. Appeal From a Judgment or Order of a District Court:
Rule 3. Appeal as of Right—How Taken ......................................................... 1
Rule 3.1. Appeal from a Judgment of a Magistrate Judge in a Civil Case (Abrogated).
Rule 4. Appeal as of Right—When Taken ....................................................... 3
Rule 5. Appeal by Permission ........................................................................ 7
Rule 5.1. Appeal by Leave under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(5) (Abrogated).
Rule 6. Appeal in a Bankruptcy Case From a Final Judgment, Order, or Decree of a District Court or Bankruptcy Appellate Panel.............. 8
Rule 7. Bond for Costs on Appeal in a Civil Case ........................................... 9
Rule 8. Stay or Injunction Pending Appeal ................................................... 10
Rule 9. Release in a Criminal Case ................................................................ 10
Rule 10. The Record on Appeal ...................................................................... 11
Rule 11. Forwarding the Record ..................................................................... 13
Rule 12. Docketing the Appeal; Filing a Representation Statement; Filing the Record ........................................................................................ 14
Rule 12.1. Remand After an Indicative Ruling by the District Court on a Motion for Relief That Is Barred by a Pending Appeal ..................... 15
Title III. Appeals from the United States Tax Court:
Rule 13. Appeals from the Tax Court ............................................................. 15
Rule 14. Applicability of Other Rules to Appeals from the Tax Court ........... 16
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 ...................................................................................... 16
Rule 15.1. Briefs and Oral Argument in a National Labor Relations Board Proceeding ........................................................................................ 17
Rule 16. The Record on Review or Enforcement ............................................ 17
Rule 17. Filing the Record ............................................................................. 18
Rule 18. Stay Pending Review ....................................................................... 18
Rule 19. Settlement of a Judgment Enforcing an Agency Order in Part ....... 19
Rule 20. Applicability of Rules to the Review or Enforcement of an Agency Order ................................................................................................. 19
Title V. Extraordinary Writs:
Rule 21. Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition, and Other Extraordinary Writs ................................................................................................. 19
Title VI. Habeas Corpus; Proceedings in Forma Pauperis:
Rule 22. Habeas Corpus and Section 2255 Proceedings ................................... 20
Rule 23. Custody or Release of a Prisoner in a Habeas Corpus Proceeding .... 21
Rule 24. Proceeding in Forma Pauperis ......................................................... 22
Title VII. General Provisions:
Rule 25. Filing and Service ............................................................................ 23
Rule 26. Computing and Extending Time ....................................................... 25
Rule 26.1. Corporate Disclosure Statement ................................................... 26
Rule 27. Motions ............................................................................................ 27
Rule 28. Briefs ................................................................................................ 28
Title VII. General Provisions:
Rule 28.1. Cross-Appeals ................................................................................. 30
Rule 29. Brief of an Amicus Curiae ................................................................ 32
Rule 30. Appendix to the Briefs ...................................................................... 33
Rule 31. Serving and Filing Briefs ................................................................. 35
Rule 32. Form of Briefs, Appendices, and Other Papers ................................. 35
Rule 32.1. Citing Judicial Dispositions .......................................................... 37
Rule 33. Appeal Conferences .......................................................................... 38
Rule 34. Oral Argument ................................................................................. 38
Rule 35. En Banc Determination .................................................................... 39
Rule 36. Entry of Judgment; Notice ............................................................... 40
Rule 37. Interest on Judgment ....................................................................... 40
Rule 38. Frivolous Appeal—Damages and Costs ............................................. 40
Rule 39. Costs ................................................................................................. 40
Rule 40. Petition for Panel Rehearing ........................................................... 41
Rule 41. Mandate: Contents; Issuance and Effective Date; Stay .................... 42
Rule 42. Voluntary Dismissal ........................................................................ 43
Rule 43. Substitution of Parties .................................................................... 43
Rule 44. Case Involving a Constitutional Question When the United States or the Relevant State is Not a Party ................................................ 44
Rule 45. Clerk’s Duties ................................................................................... 44
Rule 46. Attorneys ......................................................................................... 45
Rule 47. Local Rules by Courts of Appeals ..................................................... 46
Rule 48. Masters ............................................................................................. 46
FORMS
Form 1. Notice of Appeal to a Court of Appeals From a Judgment or Order of a District Court ................................................................................. 49
Form 2. Notice of Appeal to a Court of Appeals From a Decision of the United States Tax Court ............................................................................... 49
Form 3. Petition for Review of Order of an Agency, Board, Commission or Officer ................................................................................................ 50
Form 4. Affidavit Accompanying Motion for Permission to Appeal In Forma Pauperis ............................................................................................. 51
Form 5. Notice of Appeal to a Court of Appeals from a Judgment or Order of a District Court or a Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ............................ 57
Form 6. Certificate of Compliance With Rule 32(a) .............................. 58
Legal assistants, paralegals, attorneys, American citizens, judges, court clerks, and others involved with Federal court case appeals may be interested in this booklet. Public, law school, and academic institution libraries, including community college libraries and special libraries, should consider this resource for their reference collections.
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