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Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Statutes and Codes

(As amended to December 1, 2011)

  • TITLE I. APPLICABILITY OF RULES
    • Rule 1. Scope of Rules; Definition; Title
    • Rule 2. Suspension of Rules
  • TITLE II. APPEAL FROM A JUDGMENT OR ORDER OF A DISTRICT COURT
    • Rule 3. Appeal as of Right—How Taken
    • [Rule 3.1. Appeal from a Judgment of a Magistrate Judge in a Civil Case] (Abrogated Apr. 24, 1998, eff. Dec. 1, 1998)
    • Rule 4. Appeal as of Right—When Taken
    • Rule 5. Appeal by Permission
    • [Rule 5.1. Appeal by Leave under 28 U.S.C. §636(c)(5) ] (Abrogated Apr. 24, 1998, eff. Dec. 1, 1998)
    • Rule 6. Appeal in a Bankruptcy Case from a Final Judgment, Order, or Decree of a District Court or Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
    • Rule 7. Bond for Costs on Appeal in a Civil Case
    • Rule 8. Stay or Injunction Pending Appeal
    • Rule 9. Release in a Criminal Case
    • Rule 10. The Record on Appeal
    • Rule 11. Forwarding the Record
    • Rule 12. Docketing the Appeal; Filing a Representation Statement; Filing the Record
    • Rule 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
    • Rule 13. Review of a Decision of the Tax Court
    • Rule 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
    • Rule 15. Review or Enforcement of an Agency Order—How Obtained; Intervention
    • Rule 15.1 Briefs and Oral Argument in a National Labor Relations Board Proceeding
    • Rule 16. The Record on Review or Enforcement
    • Rule 17. Filing the Record
    • Rule 18. Stay Pending Review
    • Rule 19. Settlement of a Judgment Enforcing an Agency Order in Part
    • Rule 20. Applicability of Rules to the Review or Enforcement of an Agency Order
  • TITLE V. EXTRAORDINARY WRITS
    • Rule 21. Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition, and Other Extraordinary Writs
  • TITLE VI. HABEAS CORPUS; PROCEEDINGS IN FORMA PAUPERIS
    • Rule 22. Habeas Corpus and Section 2255 Proceedings
    • Rule 23. Custody or Release of a Prisoner in a Habeas Corpus Proceeding
    • Rule 24. Proceeding in Forma Pauperis
  • TITLE VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS