PRACTITIONER S HANDBOOK FOR APPEALS

1 PRACTITIONER 'S. HANDBOOK FOR. APPEALS . TO THE. UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS . FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT. 2017 EDITION. TABLE OF CONTENTS. PREFACE .. i INTRODUCTORY NOTE .. ii I. MANDATORY ELECTRONIC CASE FILING; ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO CASE. INFORMATION, RULES, PROCEDURES & OPINIONS.. 1. A. MANDATORY ELECTRONIC CASE FILING.. 1. B. ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO 7TH CIRCUIT CASE INFORMATION, RULES, PROCEDURES & OPINIONS.. 1. II. OUTLINE OF PROCEDURAL STEPS AND TIME LIMITS ON APPEALS FROM. DISTRICT COURTS AND TAX COURT.. 3. A. TIMELY PERFECTION OF appeal .. 3. B. BOND FOR COSTS ON appeal .. 4. C. SUPERSEDEAS BOND.. 5. D. TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS.

2 5. E. DOCKETING THE appeal .. 5. F. FORWARDING THE RECORD TO THE COURT OF APPEALS .. 6. G. CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES.. 6. H. CIRCUIT MEDIATION PROGRAM.. 6. I. COUNSEL OF RECORD.. 6. J. DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS .. 7. K. BRIEFING SCHEDULE.. 7. L. STATEMENT CONCERNING ORAL ARGUMENT.. 7. M. ORAL ARGUMENT.. 7. N. PETITION FOR REHEARING.. 7. O. MANDATE.. 8. P. PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI.. 8. III. ORGANIZATION OF THE COURT.. 9. IV. PANEL COMPOSITION AND CASE ASSIGNMENT.. 11. V. ADMISSION TO PRACTICE BEFORE THE COURT.. 13. VI. APPELLATE JURISDICTION.. 15. A. IN GENERAL.. 15. B. SCREENING PROCEDURE IN THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT.. 19. C. STANDING TO appeal ; MOOTNESS.

3 22. D. APPEALABILITY IN CRIMINAL CASES.. 26. E. APPEALABILITY IN CIVIL CASES.. 29. F. appeal 'S EFFECT ON DISTRICT COURT'S JURISDICTION.. 55. G. REVISION OF JUDGMENT DURING PENDENCY OF appeal .. 56. H. THE TIME FOR FILING AN appeal .. 57. I. CONTENT OF THE NOTICE OF appeal .. 70. J. MANDAMUS.. 74. VII. SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION.. 76. VIII. SCOPE OF REVIEW.. 78. IX. MOTIONS AND DOCKET CONTROL.. 79. A. EMERGENCY MOTIONS .. 80. B. SUMMARY DISPOSITION OF CASE.. 81. X. TEMPORARY RELIEF PENDING appeal .. 82. A. CIVIL CASES.. 82. B. CRIMINAL CASES: MOTIONS CONCERNING CUSTODY PENDING TRIAL. OR appeal .. 83. C. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY CASES.

4 84. XI. EXPEDITED APPEALS .. 85. XII. APPEALS INVOLVING PETITIONS FOR RELIEF UNDER 28 2254. AND 2255; PRISONER LITIGATION; DEATH PENALTY CASES.. 86. A. COLLATERAL ATTACKS .. 86. B. PRISONER LITIGATION .. 87. C. DEATH PENALTY APPEALS .. 88. XIII. CROSS- APPEALS AND JOINT APPEALS .. 89. A. CROSS- APPEALS .. 89. B. JOINT APPEALS .. 90. XIV. APPEALS IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL.. 92. A. APPEALS IN FORMA PAUPERIS.. 92. B. COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL UNDER THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT.. 93. C. RECRUITMENT OF COUNSEL IN CIVIL CASES.. 97. XV. GENERAL DUTIES OF COUNSEL IN THE COURT OF APPEALS .. 99. A. SETTLEMENT.. 99. B. APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL.

5 100. C. JURISDICTION.. 100. D. REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING BRIEFS.. 101. E. REQUIREMENT THAT ALL APPEALS AND ARGUMENTS BE. WELL GROUNDED; SANCTIONS FOR FRIVOLOUS APPEALS . UNDER FED. R. APP. P. 38.. 102. F. RESPONSIBILITIES OF COUNSEL WHEN APPELLATE ADVERSARY. APPEARS PRO SE.. 104. XVI. DUTIES OF TRIAL COUNSEL IN CRIMINAL CASES WITH REGARD TO APPEALS .. 106. A. COUNSEL WHO DOES NOT WISH TO PROCEED ON appeal .. 106. B. PERFECTING THE appeal .. 107. XVII. DISMISSAL OF ANY TYPE OF appeal AND WITHDRAWAL OF. COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL .. 109. A. VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL.. 109. B. DISMISSAL FOR FAILURE TO PERFECT appeal .. 109. C. WITHDRAWAL OF COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL.

6 110. D. DISMISSAL IN PRO SE APPEALS TO REVIEW A CONVICTION.. 111. E. INCOMPETENT APPELLANTS.. 111. F. FUGITIVE DISENTITLEMENT DOCTRINE.. 111. XVIII. HOW AN appeal IS TAKEN.. 112. A. APPELLATE JURISDICTION.. 112. B. CIVIL AND CRIMINAL APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT AS A. MATTER OF RIGHT.. 112. C. BOND FOR COSTS ON appeal IN CIVIL CASES. FED. R. APP. P. 7.. 112. D. APPEALS BY PERMISSION FROM INTERLOCUTORY ORDERS OF THE. DISTRICT COURT UNDER 28 1292(b).. 113. E. BANKRUPTCY APPEALS .. 114. F. REVIEW OF DECISIONS OF THE UNITED STATES TAX COURT.. 114. G. REVIEW OF ORDERS OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, OR OFFICERS.

7 114. H. ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE. AGENCIES.. 115. I. ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS.. 115. XIX. CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES AND MEDIATIONS.. 117. A. CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES.. 117. B. MEDIATIONS.. 117. XX. DOCKETING, FEES, DOCKETING STATEMENT, AND DISCLOSURE. STATEMENT.. 119. A. DOCKETING: FEES AND FILING.. 119. B. DOCKETING STATEMENT.. 119. C. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT; CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.. 120. XXI. RECORD ON appeal .. 121. A. ORDERING AND FILING THE TRANSCRIPT.. 121. B. TRANSCRIPTION FEES.. 121. C. COMPOSITION AND TRANSMISSION OF TRIAL COURT RECORD.. 122. D. COMPOSITION AND TRANSMISSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD.

8 123. E. COMPOSITION AND TRANSMISSION OF TAX COURT RECORD.. 124. F. SEALED ITEMS IN THE RECORD.. 124. G. ABILITY TO LITIGATE ANONYMOUSLY.. 125. XXII. WRITING A BRIEF.. 126. A. BRIEF CONTENT REQUIREMENTS.. 128. B. AMICUS BRIEFS .. 133. C. COURT'S REJECTION OF BRIEFS.. 134. D. MOTION TO STRIKE BRIEFS.. 138. XXIII. REQUIREMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR TYPOGRAPHY IN BRIEFS AND. OTHER PAPERS.. 139. XXIV. FILING AND SERVING BRIEFS.. 147. A. TIME FOR FILING AND SERVING BRIEFS.. 147. B. EXTENSION OF TIME.. 148. C. FAILURE OF A PARTY TO TIMELY FILE A BRIEF.. 148. D. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.. 149. E. BRIEF OF AN AMICUS CURIAE.. 149. F. CITATION OF UNREPORTED OPINION.

9 150. G. NUMBER OF COPIES.. 150. H. FORMAT.. 150. I. CONTENTS.. 152. J. LENGTH OF BRIEFS.. 152. K. REQUIRED SHORT APPENDIX.. 154. L. REFERENCES TO THE RECORD.. 154. M. AGREEMENT OF PARTIES TO SUBMIT WITHOUT ORAL ARGUMENT.. 154. N. SEQUENCE OF BRIEFING IN NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. PROCEEDINGS.. 154. O. SEALED BRIEFS.. 155. P. SUMMARY OF CERTAIN TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS.. 156. XXV. CERTIFICATION OF STATE LAW TO STATE SUPREME COURT .. 157. XXVI. PREPARING AND SERVING APPENDIX.. 158. XXVII. ORAL ARGUMENT AND SUBMISSION WITHOUT ORAL ARGUMENT.. 161. A. SUBMISSION WITHOUT ORAL ARGUMENT .. 161. B. SCHEDULING ORAL ARGUMENT.. 161. C.

10 COURTROOM PROCEDURES.. 163. D. PREPARATION FOR ARGUMENT.. 165. E. THE OPENING STATEMENT.. 165. F. THE STATEMENT OF FACTS.. 166. G. THE ARGUMENT.. 166. H. NO ORAL REFERENCE TO CASES WHICH HAVE NOT ALREADY. BEEN CITED TO THE COURT IN WRITING.. 169. I. ORDER OF ORAL ARGUMENT IN NLRB PROCEEDINGS.. 169. XXVIII. DECIDING AN appeal .. 170. XXIX. REMANDS.. 171. A. REMANDS FOR REVISION OF JUDGMENT.. 171. B. REMANDS FOR A NEW TRIAL.. 171. C. LIMITED REMANDS.. 171. D. GENERAL REMAND.. 172. E. SUBSEQUENT appeal FOLLOWING REMAND.. 173. F. CASES REMANDED FROM THE SUPREME COURT.. 173. XXX. PETITION FOR REHEARING.. 174. XXXI. EN BANC PROCEDURE.