2012 US Code
Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Appendix (rules 1 - 1103)
FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE (rules 1 - 6)
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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
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Contained WithinTitle 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
TITLE 28 - APPENDIX
FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE
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Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
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TITLE I. APPLICABILITY OF RULES
Rule
1.Scope of Rules; Definition; Title.
2.Suspension of Rules.

        

TITLE II. APPEAL FROM A JUDGMENT OR ORDER OF A DISTRICT COURT
3.Appeal as of Right—How Taken.
[3.1.Abrogated.]
4.Appeal as of Right—When Taken.
5.Appeal by Permission.
[5.1.Abrogated.]
6.Appeal in a Bankruptcy Case from a Final Judgment, Order, or Decree of a District Court or Bankruptcy Appellate Panel.
7.Bond for Costs on Appeal in a Civil Case.
8.Stay or Injunction Pending Appeal.
9.Release in a Criminal Case.
10.The Record on Appeal.
11.Forwarding the Record.
12.Docketing the Appeal; Filing a Representation Statement; Filing the Record.
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. REVIEW OF A DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES TAX COURT
13.Review of a Decision of the Tax Court.
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
15.Review or Enforcement of an Agency Order—How Obtained; Intervention.
15.1.Briefs and Oral Argument in a National Labor Relations Board Proceeding.
16.The Record on Review or Enforcement.
17.Filing the Record.
18.Stay Pending Review.
19.Settlement of a Judgment Enforcing an Agency Order in Part.
20.Applicability of Rules to the Review or Enforcement of an Agency Order.

        

TITLE V. EXTRAORDINARY WRITS
21.Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition, and Other Extraordinary Writs.

        

TITLE VI. HABEAS CORPUS; PROCEEDINGS IN FORMA PAUPERIS
22.Habeas Corpus and Section 2255 Proceedings.
23.Custody or Release of a Prisoner in a Habeas Corpus Proceeding.
24.Proceeding in Forma Pauperis.

        

TITLE VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS
25.Filing and Service.
26.Computing and Extending Time.
26.1.Corporate Disclosure Statement.
27.Motions.
28.Briefs.
28.1.Cross-Appeals.
29.Brief of an Amicus Curiae.
30.Appendix to the Briefs.
31.Serving and Filing Briefs.
32.Form of Briefs, Appendices, and Other Papers.
32.1.Citing Judicial Dispositions.
33.Appeal Conferences.
34.Oral Argument.
35.En Banc Determination.
36.Entry of Judgment; Notice.
37.Interest on Judgment.
38.Frivolous Appeal—Damages and Costs.
39.Costs.
40.Petition for Panel Rehearing.
41.Mandate: Contents; Issuance and Effective Date; Stay.
42.Voluntary Dismissal.
43.Substitution of Parties.
44.Case Involving a Constitutional Question When the United States or the Relevant State is Not a Party.
45.Clerk's Duties.
46.Attorneys.
47.Local Rules by Courts of Appeals.
48.Masters.

        

APPENDIX OF FORMS
Form
1.Notice of Appeal to a Court of Appeals From a Judgment or Order of a District Court.
2.Notice of Appeal to a Court of Appeals From a Decision of the United States Tax Court.
3.Petition for Review of Order of an Agency, Board, Commission or Officer.
4.Affidavit Accompanying Motion for Permission to Appeal In Forma Pauperis.
5.Notice of Appeal to a Court of Appeals from a Judgment or Order of a District Court or a Bankruptcy Appellate Panel.
6.Certificate of Compliance With Rule 32(a).

        

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