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Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON APPELLATE RULES Philadelphia, PA September 27, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS AGENDA ........................................................................................................................................ 5 TAB 1 Introductions and Opening Business A. Table of Agenda Items .............................................................................. 19 B. Draft Minutes of April 2012 Appellate Rules Meeting .......................... 25 C. Draft Minutes of June 2012 Standing Committee Meeting................... 47 TAB 2 Agenda Item No. 09-AP-B: Letter to Chief Judges Regarding Suggested Amendment to Rule 29(a) (May 29, 2012) ........................................................... 97 TAB 3 Agenda Item No. 10-AP-I: Sealing and Redaction in Appellate Filings A. Reporter’s Memorandum Regarding Agenda Item No. 10-AP-I (Aug. 2, 2012) ............................................................................................. 103 B. Reporter’s Memorandum Regarding Agenda Item No. 10-AP-I (Aug. 9, 2011) ............................................................................................. 109 C. Spreadsheet of Local Circuit Provisions Regarding Sealed Filings (rev. Aug. 2, 2012) ..................................................................................... 139 TAB 4 Agenda Item No. 11-AP-E: Suggestion to Amend Criminal Appeal Deadlines in Rule 4(b) A. Reporter’s Memorandum Regarding Agenda Item No. 11-AP-E (Aug. 29, 2012) ........................................................................................... 185 B. Suggestion of Roger I. Roots, J.D., Ph.D. (Nov. 14, 2011) ..................... 205 C. Proposed Testimony of Roger I. Roots, J.D., Ph.D. (Apr. 12-13, 2012)...................................................................................... 209 D. Letters from the Department of Justice Regarding Rule 4(b) .............. 215 TAB 5 Agenda Item No. 11-AP-D: Possible Amendments in Light of Electronic Filing and Service A. Reporter’s Memorandum Regarding Agenda Item No. 11-AP-D (Aug. 29, 2012) ........................................................................................... 229 B. Reporter’s Memorandum Regarding Agenda Item No. 11-AP-D (Sept. 21, 2011) .......................................................................................... 233 September 27, 2012 Page 3 of 452 TAB 6 Agenda Item No. 08-AP-H: Manufactured Finality A. Reporter’s Memorandum Regarding Agenda Item No. 08-AP-H (Aug. 29, 2012) ........................................................................................... 251 B. Reporter’s Memorandum Regarding Agenda Item No. 08-AP-H (Mar. 27, 2009) .......................................................................................... 261 TAB 7 Agenda Item No. 12-AP-B: Suggestion to Amend Form 4’s Directive Concerning Institutional Account Statements A. Reporter’s Memorandum Regarding Agenda Item No. 12-AP-B (Aug. 29, 2012) ........................................................................................... 281 B. Suggestion of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Feb. 14, 2012) ........................................................................................... 299 TAB 8 Agenda Item No. 12-AP-C: Suggestion to Amend Rule 28(e) to Require Pinpoint Citations A. Reporter’s Memorandum Regarding Agenda Item No. 12-AP-C (Aug. 29, 2012) ........................................................................................... 307 B. Suggestion of the Council of Appellate Lawyers .................................... 315 TAB 9 Agenda Item No. 12-AP-D: Treatment of Appeal Bonds Under Civil Rule 62 and Appellate Rule 8 A. Reporter’s Memorandum Regarding Agenda Item No. 12-AP-D (Aug. 29, 2012) ........................................................................................... 339 B. List of Appeal Bond Reforms by State .................................................... 359 TAB 10 Reporter’s Memorandum Regarding Item No. 12-AP-E (Aug. 29, 2012) ........ 367 TAB 11 Agenda Item No. 12-AP-F: Suggestion to Amend Rule 42 to Address Class Action Appeals (Aug. 22, 2012) ............................................................................. 373 TAB 12 Reporter’s Memorandum Regarding Recent Petitions for Certiorari (Aug. 29, 2012) ........................................................................................................ 383 TAB 13 Case Management Procedures in the Federal Courts of Appeals (2d ed.) ....... 401 September 27, 2012 Page 4 of 452 Agenda for Fall 2012 Meeting of Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules September 27, 2012 Philadelphia, PA I. Introductions II. Approval of Minutes of April 2012 Meeting III. Report on June 2012 Meeting of Standing Committee IV. Other Preliminary Information Items A. Status of proposed amendments to Rules 13, 14, 24, 28, and 28.1 and Form 4 B. Publication for comment of proposed amendment to Rule 6 C. Letter to Chief Judges concerning Item No. 09-AP-B (FRAP 29 and federally recognized Indian tribes) V. Discussion Items A. Item No. 10-AP-I (redactions in briefs) B. Item No. 11-AP-E (FRAP 4(b) / criminal appeal deadlines) C. Item Nos. 08-AP-A, 11-AP-C, and 11-AP-D (possible changes in light of electronic filing and service) D. Item No. 08-AP-H (manufactured finality) VI. Additional Old Business and New Business A. Item No. 12-AP-B (Form 4's directive regarding institutional-account statements) B. Item No. 12-AP-C (FRAP 28 – pinpoint citations) C. Item No. 12-AP-D (Civil Rule 62 and FRAP 8 – appeal bonds) D. Item No. 12-AP-E (FRAP 35 – length limits for petitions for rehearing en banc) E. Item No. 12-AP-F (FRAP 42 and class action appeals) September 27, 2012 Page 5 of 452 VII. Further Information Items (N.B.: These items are purely informational and will be addressed at the meeting only if a member wishes to discuss them) A. Overview of recent petitions for certiorari relating to the Appellate Rules B. Update on FRAP-related circuit splits C. Second Edition of FJC Study on Case Management Procedures in the Federal Courts of Appeals VIII. Adjournment September 27, 2012 Page 6 of 452 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON APPELLATE RULES Chair, Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules Honorable Jeffrey S. Sutton United States Court of Appeals 260 Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse 85 Marconi Boulevard Columbus, OH 43215 Reporter, Advisory Committee Professor Catherine T. Struve on Appellate Rules University of Pennsylvania Law School 3501 Sansom Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Members, Advisory Committee Professor Amy Coney Barrett on Appellate Rules University of Notre Dame Law School 3165 Eck Hall of Law Notre Dame, IN 46556 Honorable Michael A. Chagares United States Court of Appeals United States Post Office and Courthouse Two Federal Square, Room 357 Newark, NJ 07102-3513 Honorable Robert Michael Dow, Jr. United States District Court Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse 219 South Dearborn Street, Room 1978 Chicago, IL 60604 Honorable Allison Eid Supreme Court Justice Colorado Supreme Court 101 W. Colfax Avenue – Suite 800 Denver, CO 80202 Honorable Peter T. Fay United States Court of Appeals James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building 99 Northeast Fourth Street, Room 1255 Miami, FL 33132 Neal Katyal, Esq. Hogan Lovells US LLP Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20004 Effective: October 1, 2011 Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules Page 1 Revised: August 29, 2012 September 27, 2012 Page 7 of 452 Members, Advisory Committee Douglas Letter, Esq. on Appellate Rules (cont’d.) Appellate Litigation Counsel - Civil Division United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. - Room 7513 Washington, DC 20530 Kevin C. Newsom, Esq. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP One Federal Place 1819 Fifth Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203 Richard G. Taranto, Esq. Farr & Taranto 1150 18th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036-2435 Honorable Donald Verrilli Solicitor General (ex officio) United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20530 Clerk of Court Representative, Leonard Green Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules Clerk United States Court of Appeals Potter Stewart United States Courthouse 100 East Fifth Street – Room 540 Cincinnati, OH 45202 Liaison Member, Advisory Committee Dean C. Colson, Esq. (Standing) on Appellate Rules Colson Hicks Eidson 255 Alhambra Circle Penthouse Coral Gables, FL 33134 Honorable Adalberto Jordan (Bankruptcy) Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. U.S. Courthouse 400 North Miami Avenue, Room 10-4 Miami, FL 33128 Effective: October 1, 2011 Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules Page 2 Revised: August 29, 2012 September 27, 2012 Page 8 of 452 Secretary, Standing Committee Peter G. McCabe Secretary Committee on Rules of Practice & Procedure Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 4-180 Washington, DC 20544 Phone 202-502-1800 Fax 202-502-1766 [email protected] Chief Counsel Andrea L. Kuperman Chief Counsel to the Rules Committees 11535 Bob Casey U.S. Courthouse 515 Rusk Ave. Houston, TX 77002-2600 Phone 713-250-5980 Fax 713-250-5213 [email protected] Rules Committee Officer Jonathan C. Rose Rules Committee Officer Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 7-240 Washington, DC 20544 Phone 202-502-1820 Fax 202-502-1755 [email protected] Deputy Rules Committee Officer Benjamin J. Robinson and Counsel Deputy Rules Committee Officer and Counsel to the Rules Committees Thurgood
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