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- 1 - March 2021 ed. - 2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ........................................ ................................ 4 II. INTRODUCTION TO THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ninth circuit ........................................ ............... 5 III. OVERVIEW OF THE APPELLATE PROCESS ........................ 10 IV. FILING AN APPEAL IN THE ninth circuit : HOW TO GET STARTED ........................................ .................................. 20 V. THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL ON APPEAL ................................ 37 VI. MEDIATION IN THE ninth circuit .................................. 46 VII. MOTIONS PRACTICE.

NINTH CIRCUIT I. THE COURT The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handles appeals arising from the federal trial and bankruptcy courts in the 15 judicial districts within the Circuit. Judicial districts within the Ninth Circuit include the districts of Alaska, Arizona, Central California, Eastern California, Northern California, Southern

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