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Incorporating amendments to Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 35 and 40. Updated to incorporate emergency amendment language for Fed. R. Cir. 15(f). United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Circuit Justice Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. Chief Judge Sharon Prost Circuit and Senior Circuit Judges Pauline Newman Kimberly A. Moore Haldane Robert Mayer Kathleen M. O’Malley S. Jay Plager Jimmie V. Reyna Alan D. Lourie Evan J. Wallach Raymond C. Clevenger, III Richard G. Taranto Alvin A. Schall Raymond T. Chen William C. Bryson Todd M. Hughes Richard Linn Kara F. Stoll Timothy B. Dyk Federal Circuit Rules of Practice (December 1, 2020) – UPDATE Page i Officers of the Court and Senior Staff Peter R. Marksteiner CIRCUIT EXECUTIVE AND CLERK OF COURT Jeffrey Goldberg Jarrett B. Perlow GENERAL COUNSEL CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK Marilyn Wennes Patrick Barnwell SENIOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CHIEF DEPUTY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Jessica Perovich Riley Toussaint CIRCUIT LIBRARIAN DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Advisory Council Members Carter G. Phillips, Chair Matthias Kamber Leonard Davis (Ret.) Thomas W. Krause Tara D. Elliott Deanna Tanner Okun Michael R. Franzinger Kevin Parton Arthur J. Gajarsa (Ret.) Adam R. Shartzer Martin F. Hockey, Jr. Robert L. Stoll James F. Holderman (Ret.) David O. Taylor ex officio Peter R. Marksteiner George F. Hutchinson Jeffrey Goldberg Scott M. McCaleb Deborah M. Miron Michael J. Schaengold Sonal N. Mehta Jamie D. Underwood Federal Circuit Rules of Practice (December 1, 2020) – UPDATE Page ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword ....................................................................................................................... xi Title I — Applicability of Rules ..................................................................................... 1 Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 1 ...................................................................... 1 Scope of Rules; Definition; Title Federal Circuit Rule 1 ................................................................................................ 1 Scope of Rules; Definitions; Title Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 2 ...................................................................... 3 Suspension of Rules Title II — Appeal from a Judgment or Order of a District Court ................................ 4 Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 3 ...................................................................... 4 Appeal as of Right — How Taken Federal Circuit Rule 3 ................................................................................................ 7 Appeal as of Right — How Taken Practice Notes to Rule 3 ............................................................................................. 8 Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4 ...................................................................... 9 Appeal as of Right — When Taken Federal Circuit Rule 4 .............................................................................................. 15 Appeal as of Right — Untimely Notice Practice Notes to Rule 4 ........................................................................................... 16 Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 5 .................................................................... 18 Appeal by Permission Federal Circuit Rule 5 .............................................................................................. 20 Appeal by Permission Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 6 .................................................................... 20 Appeal in a Bankruptcy Case from a Final Judgment, Order, or Decree of a District Court or Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 7 .................................................................... 20 Bond for Costs on Appeal in a Civil Case Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 8 .................................................................... 21 Stay or Injunction Pending Appeal Federal Circuit Rules of Practice (December 1, 2020) – UPDATE Page ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Federal Circuit Rule 8 .............................................................................................. 23 Stay or Injunction Pending Appeal Practice Notes to Rule 8 ........................................................................................... 24 Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 9 .................................................................... 25 Release in a Criminal Case Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 10 .................................................................. 25 The Record on Appeal Federal Circuit Rule 10 ............................................................................................ 28 The Record on Appeal Practice Notes to Rule 10 ......................................................................................... 29 Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 11 .................................................................. 30 Forwarding the Record Federal Circuit Rule 11 ............................................................................................ 33 Forwarding the Record Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 12 .................................................................. 34 Docketing the Appeal; Filing a Representation Statement; Filing the Record Federal Circuit Rule 12 ............................................................................................ 34 Docketing the Appeal Practice Notes to Rule 12 ......................................................................................... 35 Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 12.1 ............................................................... 36 Remand After an Indicative Ruling by the District Court on a Motion for Relief That Is Barred by a Pending Appeal Title III — Appeals from the United States Tax Court ............................................. 37 Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 13 .................................................................. 37 Review of a Decision of the Tax Court Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 14 .................................................................. 37 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 ................................................................................................ 38 Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 15 .................................................................. 38 Review or Enforcement of an Agency Order Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 15 .................................................................. 39 Federal Circuit Rules of Practice (December 1, 2020) – UPDATE Page iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Federal Circuit Rule 15 ............................................................................................ 40 Review of an Agency Order or Action Practice Notes to Rule 15 ......................................................................................... 44 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 15.1 ............................................................. 48 Briefs and Oral Argument in a National Labor Relations Board Proceeding Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 16 .................................................................. 48 The Record on Review or Enforcement Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 17 .................................................................. 49 Filing the Record Federal Circuit Rule 17 ............................................................................................ 50 Filing the Record Practice Notes to Rule 17 ......................................................................................... 51 Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 18 .................................................................. 52 Stay Pending Review Federal Circuit Rule 18 ............................................................................................ 53 Stay Pending Review Practice Notes to Rule 18 ......................................................................................... 54 Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 19 .................................................................. 55 Settlement of a Judgment Enforcing an Agency Order in Part Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 20 .................................................................. 55 Applicability of Rules to the Review or Enforcement of an Agency Order Federal Circuit Rule 20 ............................................................................................ 55 Applicability of Rules to the Review of an Agency Order or Action Title V — Extraordinary Writs ................................................................................... 56 Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 21 .................................................................. 56 Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition, and Other Extraordinary Writs Federal Circuit Rule 21 ............................................................................................ 58 Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition, and Other Extraordinary Writs Title VI — Habeas Corpus; Proceedings In Forma Pauperis .................................... 60 Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22 .................................................................. 60 Habeas Corpus and Section 2255 Proceedings Federal Circuit Rules of Practice (December 1, 2020) – UPDATE Page iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 23 .................................................................