U.S. Code > Appendix to Title 28 > FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE— (§§ Rule_1—Form_4) > TITLE VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS— (§§ Rule_25—Rule_48) > Rule 32.1. Citing Judicial Dispositions

Rule 32.1. Citing Judicial Dispositions

(a) Citation Permitted. A court may not prohibit or restrict the citation of federal judicial opinions, orders, judgments, or other written dispositions that have been:
(i) designated as “unpublished,” “not for publication,” “non-precedential,” “not precedent,” or the like; and
(ii) issued on or after January 1, 2007.
(b) Copies Required. If a party cites a federal judicial opinion, order, judgment, or other written disposition that is not available in a publicly accessible electronic database, the party must file and serve a copy of that opinion, order, judgment, or disposition with the brief or other paper in which it is cited.