Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 2014-2015, 2014a

Table of Contents
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure ............................................................................................ 2
Preface......................................................................................................................................... 5
Notices ........................................................................................................................................ 6
FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE .................................................................. 7
TITLE I. APPLICABILITY OF RULES.................................................................................... 9
Rule 1. Scope of Rules; Definition; Title................................................................................ 9
Rule 2. Suspension of Rules ................................................................................................. 11
TITLE II. APPEAL FROM A JUDGMENT OR ORDER OF A DISTRICT COURT ........... 13
Rule 3. Appeal as of Right—How Taken ............................................................................. 13
[Rule 3.1. Appeal from a Judgment of a Magistrate Judge in a Civil Case] (Abrogated Apr.
24, 1998, eff. Dec. 1, 1998) .................................................................................................. 18
Rule 4. Appeal as of Right—When Taken ........................................................................... 18
Rule 5. Appeal by Permission ............................................................................................... 40
[Rule 5.1. Appeal by Leave under 28 U.S.C. §636(c)(5)] (Abrogated Apr. 24, 1998, eff. Dec.
1, 1998) ................................................................................................................................. 43
Rule 6. Appeal in a Bankruptcy Case from a Final Judgment, Order, or Decree of a District
Court or Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ................................................................................... 43
Rule 7. Bond for Costs on Appeal in a Civil Case................................................................ 46
Rule 8. Stay or Injunction Pending Appeal .......................................................................... 47
Rule 9. Release in a Criminal Case ....................................................................................... 49
Rule 10. The Record on Appeal ............................................................................................ 52
Rule 11. Forwarding the Record ........................................................................................... 55
Rule 12. Docketing the Appeal; Filing a Representation Statement; Filing the Record ...... 58
Rule 12.1. Remand After an Indicative Ruling by the District Court on a Motion for Relief
That Is Barred by a Pending Appeal ..................................................................................... 60
TITLE III. APPEALS FROM THE UNITED STATES TAX COURT ................................... 63
Rule 13. Appeals from the Tax Court ................................................................................... 63
Rule 14. Applicability of Other Rules to Appeals from the Tax Court ................................ 65
TITLE IV. REVIEW OR ENFORCEMENT OF AN ORDER OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENCY, BOARD, COMMISSION, OR OFFICER ............................................................. 65
Rule 15. Review or Enforcement of an Agency Order—How Obtained; Intervention ........ 65
Rule 15.1. Briefs and Oral Argument in a National Labor Relations Board Proceeding ..... 68
Rule 16. The Record on Review or Enforcement ................................................................. 68
Rule 17. Filing the Record .................................................................................................... 69
Rule 18. Stay Pending Review.............................................................................................. 70
Rule 19. Settlement of a Judgment Enforcing an Agency Order in Part .............................. 71
Rule 20. Applicability of Rules to the Review or Enforcement of an Agency Order .......... 72
TITLE V. EXTRAORDINARY WRITS .................................................................................. 73
Rule 21. Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition, and Other Extraordinary Writs ................... 73
TITLE VI. HABEAS CORPUS; PROCEEDINGS IN FORMA PAUPERIS .......................... 75
Rule 22. Habeas Corpus and Section 2255 Proceedings ...................................................... 75
Rule 23. Custody or Release of a Prisoner in a Habeas Corpus Proceeding ........................ 78
Rule 24. Proceeding in Forma Pauperis ................................................................................ 80
TITLE VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS .................................................................................... 84