CIRCUIT RULES of the UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS …

1 CIRCUIT RULESof theUNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSfor theDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT (Together with the correspondingFederal RULES of Appellate Procedure) CIRCUIT RULES Effective January 1, 1994,As Amended Through December 1, 2020 Federal RULES Effective July 1, 1968,As Amended Through December 1, 2021 JUDGES OF THE COURTC hief JudgeSri SrinivasanCircuit JudgesKaren LeCraft HendersonJudith W. RogersDavid S. TatelPatricia A. MillettCornelia PillardRobert L. WilkinsGregory G. KatsasNeomi RaoJustin R. WalkerKetanji Brown JacksonSenior CIRCUIT JudgesHarry T. EdwardsLaurence H. SilbermanDouglas H. GinsburgDavid B. SentelleA. Raymond RandolphOFFICERS OF THE COURTC ircuit ExecutiveElizabeth H. ParetClerkMark J. LangerCircuit LibrarianPatricia MichalowskijJudges and Officers of the CourtCONTACT INFORMATIONRoomTelephoneClerk's Office General Information5205 202-216-7000 Clerk5509202-216-7300 CIRCUIT Executive4712 202-216-7340 Legal Division3529202-216-7500 CIRCUIT Librarian3205202-216-7400 PACER Service Center *1-800-676-6856 COURT Internet Web * There is a per-page fee for accessing docket sheets, orders, and judgments from the PACERS ervice Center.

2 To set up an account and obtain a user identification number, interested parties may callthe PACER Service Center at Used InformationFEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDUREAND CORRESPONDING CIRCUIT RULESOF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUITF ederal RULES Adopted Effective July 1, 1968,As Amended Through December 1, 2021 CIRCUIT RULES Effective January 1, 1994,As Amended Through December 1, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTSTITLE I. APPLICABILITY OF of RULES ; Definition; Title(a)Scope of RULES .(b) Definition.(c) of RulesTITLE II. APPEAL FROM A JUDGMENT OR ORDER OF A DISTRICT as of Right How Taken(a)Filing the Notice of Appeal.(b)Joint or Consolidated APPEALS .(c)Contents of the Notice of Appeal.(d)Serving the Notice of Appeal.(e)Payment of from a Judgment of a Magistrate Judge in a Civil as of Right When Taken(a)Appeal in a Civil of Contents(b)Appeal in a Criminal Case.

3 (c)Appeal by an Inmate Confined in an Institution.(d)Mistaken Filing in the COURT of by Permission(a)Petition for Permission to Appeal.(b)Contents of the Petition; Answer or Cross-Petition; Oral Argument.(c)Form of Papers; Number of Copies; Length Limits.(d)Grant of Permission; Fees; Cost Bond; Filing the by Leave under 28 636(c)(5) in a Bankruptcy Case(a)Appeal from a Judgment, Order, or Decree of a District COURT Exercising Original Jurisdiction in a Bankruptcy Case.(b)Appeal from a Judgment, Order, or Decree of a District COURT or Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Exercising Appellate Jurisdiction in a Bankruptcy Case.(c)Direct Review by Permission Under 28 158(d)(2). for Costs on Appeal in a Civil or Injunction Pending Appeal(a)Motion for Stay.(b)Proceeding Against a Security Provider.(c)Stay in a Criminal in a Criminal Case(a)Release Before Judgment of Conviction.

4 (b)Release After Judgment of Conviction. (c)Criteria for of Record on Appeal(a)Composition of the Record on Appeal.(b)The Transcript of Proceedings.(c)Statement of the Evidence When the Proceedings Were Not Recorded or When a Transcript Is Unavailable.(d)Agreed Statement as the Record on Appeal.(e)Correction or Modification of the the Record(a)Appellant's Duty.(b)Duties of Reporter and District Clerk.(c)Retaining the Record Temporarily in the District COURT for Use in Preparing the Appeal.(d)[Abrogated.](e)Retaining the Record by COURT Order.(f)Retaining Parts of the Record in the District COURT by Stipulation of the Parties.(g)Record for a Preliminary Motion in the COURT of the Appeal; Filing a Representation Statement; Filing the Record(a)Docketing the Appeal.(b)Filing a Representation Statement.(c)Filing the Record, Partial Record, or After an Indicative Ruling by the District COURT on a Motion for Relief that Is Barred by a Pending Appeal(a)Notice to the COURT of APPEALS .

5 (b)Remand After an Indicative of ContentsTITLE III. REVIEW OF A DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES TAX from the Tax COURT (a)Appeal as of Right.(b)Appeal by of Other RULES to APPEALS from the Tax CourtTITLE IV. REVIEW OR ENFORCEMENT OF AN ORDER OF AN ADMINISTRATIVEAGENCY, BOARD, COMMISSION, OR or Enforcement of an Agency Order How Obtained; Intervention(a)Petition for Review; Joint Petition.(b)Application or Cross-Application to Enforce an Order; Answer; Default.(c)Service of the Petition or Application.(d)Intervention.(e)Payment of and Oral Argument in a National Labor Relations Board Record on Review or Enforcement(a)Composition of the Record.(b)Omissions from or Misstatements in the the Record(a)Agency to File; Time for Filing; Notice of Filing.(b)Filing What Pending Review(a)Motion for a Stay.(b) of of a Judgment Enforcing an Agency Order in of RULES to the Review or Enforcement of an Agency OrderTITLE V.

6 EXTRAORDINARY of Mandamus and Prohibition, and Other Extraordinary Writs(a)Mandamus or Prohibition to a COURT : Petition, Filing, Service, and Docketing.(b)Denial; Order Directing Answer; Briefs; Precedence.(c)Other Extraordinary Writs.(d)Form of Papers; Number of Copies; Length VI. HABEAS CORPUS; PROCEEDINGS IN FORMA Corpus and Section 2255 Proceedings(a)Application for the Original Writ.(b)Certificate of or Release of a Prisoner in a Habeas Corpus Proceeding(a)Transfer of Custody Pending Review.(b)Detention or Release Pending Review of Decision Not to Release.(c)Release Pending Review of Decision Ordering Release.(d)Modification of the Initial Order on in Forma Pauperis(a)Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis.(b)Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis on Appeal from the UNITED STATES Tax COURT or on Appealor Review of an Administrative-Agency Proceeding.

7 (c)Leave to Use Original of ContentsTITLE VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS and Service(a)Filing.(b)Service of All Papers Required.(c)Manner of Service.(d)Proof of Service.(e)Number of and Extending Time(a)Computing Time.(b)Extending Time.(c)Additional Time After Certain Kinds of Statement(a)Nongovernmental Corporations.(b)Organizational Victims in Criminal Cases.(c)Bankruptcy Cases.(d)Time for Filing; Supplemental Filing.(e)Number of (a)In General.(b)Disposition of a Motion for a Procedural Order.(c)Power of a Single Judge to Entertain a Motion.(d)Form of Papers; Length Limits; Number of Copies.(e)Oral of (a)Appellant's Brief.(b)Appellee's Brief.(c)Reply Brief.(d)References to Parties.(e)References to the Record.(f)Reproduction of Statutes, RULES , Regulations, etc.(g)[Reserved.](h)[Reserved.](i)Brief s in a Case Involving Multiple Appellants or Appellees.

8 (j)Citation of Supplemental (a)Applicability.(b)Designation of Appellant.(c)Briefs.(d)Cover.(e)Length.( f)Time to Serve and File a of an Amicus Curiae(a)During Initial Consideration of a Case on the Merits.(b)During Consideration of Whether to Grant to the Briefs(a)Appellant s of Contents(b)All Parties' Responsibilities.(c)Deferred Appendix.(d)Format of the Appendix.(e)Reproduction of Exhibits.(f)Appeal on the Original Record Without an and Filing Briefs(a)Time to Serve and File a Brief.(b)Number of Copies.(c)Consequence of Failure to of Briefs, Appendices, and Other Papers(a)Form of a Brief.(b)Form of an Appendix.(c)Form of Other Papers.(d)Signature.(e)Local Variation.(f)Items Excluded from Length.(g)Certificate of Citing Judicial Dispositions(a)Citation Permitted.(b)Copies Argument(a)In of Contents(b)Notice of Argument; Postponement.

9 (c)Order and Contents of Argument.(d)Cross- APPEALS and Separate APPEALS .(e)Nonappearance of a Party.(f)Submission on Briefs.(g)Use of Physical Exhibits at Argument; Banc Determination(a)When Hearing or Rehearing En Banc May Be Ordered.(b)Petition for Hearing or Rehearing En Banc.(c)Time for Petition for Hearing or Rehearing En Banc.(d)Number of Copies.(e)Response.(f)Call for a of Judgment; Notice(a)Entry. (b) on Judgment(a)When the COURT Affirms. (b)When the COURT Appeal Damages and (a)Against Whom Assessed.(b)Costs For and Against the UNITED of Contents(c)Costs of Copies.(d)Bill of Costs: Objections; Insertion in Mandate.(e)Costs on Appeal Taxable in the District for Panel Rehearing(a)Time to File; Contents; Response; Action by the COURT if Granted.(b)Form of Petition; : Contents; Issuance and Effective Date; Stay(a)Contents.(b)When Issued.

10 (c)Effective Date.(d)Staying the Mandate Pending a Petition for Dismissal(a)Dismissal in the District COURT .(b)Dismissal in the COURT of of Parties(a)Death of a Party.(b)Substitution for a Reason Other Than Death.(c)Public Officer: Identification; Involving a Constitutional Question When the UNITED STATES or the Relevant State is Not a Party(a)Constitutional Challenge to Federal Statute.(b)Constitutional Challenge to State 's DutiesTable of Contents(a)General Provisions.(b)Records.(c)Notice of an Order or Judgment.(d)Custody of Records and (a)Admission to the Bar.(b)Suspension or Disbarment.(c) RULES by Courts of APPEALS (a)Local RULES .(b)Procedure When There Is No Controlling RULES FOR WHICH THERE IS NO CORRESPONDING FEDERAL RULE Under Seal(a)Case with Record Under Seal.(b)Agreement to Unseal.(c)Motion to Unseal.(d)Briefs Containing Material Under Seal.