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Federal Circuit Rules of Practice United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit FEDERAL CIRCUIT RULES OF PRACTICE with Practice Notes and Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure March 2016 Washington, DC UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT Circuit Justice The Chief Justice Chief Judge Hon. Sharon Prost Circuit and Senior Circuit Judges Hon. Pauline Newman Hon. Haldane Robert Mayer Hon. S. Jay Plager Hon. Alan D. Lourie Hon. Raymond C. Clevenger, III Hon. Alvin A. Schall Hon. William C. Bryson Hon. Richard Linn Hon. Timothy B. Dyk Hon. Kimberly A. Moore Hon. Kathleen M. O’Malley Hon. Jimmie V. Reyna Hon. Evan J. Wallach Hon. Richard G. Taranto Hon. Raymond T. Chen Hon. Todd M. Hughes Hon. Kara F. Stoll Circuit Executive and Clerk of Court Daniel E. O’Toole Officers of the Court & Senior Staff Senior Staff Attorney, J. Douglas Steere Senior Technical Attorney, Marilyn Wennes Circuit Librarian, John D. Moore Operations and Administrative Services, Dale Bosley Director of Information Technology and Chief Deputy Clerk of Court, Mona Harrington United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Rules of Practice, Revised: March 2016 1 Advisory Council Carter G. Phillips, Chair Tina M. Chappell The Honorable Leonard Davis (Retired) Tara D. Elliott David Folsom Susan Tsui Grundmann The Honorable James F. Holderman (Retired) Martin F. Hockey, Jr. Matthias Kamber Nathan K. Kelley Kevin Parton Robert L. Stoll Deanna Tanner Okun David O. Taylor John M. Whealan United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Rules of Practice, Revised: March 2016 2 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS ............................................................................ 1 AMENDMENTS AND REVISIONS CONTAINED IN THIS EDITION ................... 11 Federal Circuit Rule 1 ................................................................................................. 17 Rule 1. Scope of Rules; Title ................................................................................................17 (a) Reference to District and Trial Courts and Agencies. .............................................17 (b) Rules of the Court of International Trade, Court of Federal Claims, and Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. ..................................................................................17 (c) Title. .........................................................................................................................18 Federal Circuit Rule 2 [Reserved] ............................................................................... 19 Federal Circuit Rule 3 ................................................................................................. 20 Rule 3. Appeal as of Right - How Taken .............................................................................20 (a) Opinion; Certified Copy of Docket Entries. .............................................................20 (b) Petition for Certification of Judgment of the High Court of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. ...................................................................................................20 Practice Notes ......................................................................................................................20 Federal Circuit Rule 4 ................................................................................................. 21 Rule 4. Appeal as of Right - Untimely Notice .....................................................................21 Practice Notes ......................................................................................................................21 Federal Circuit Rule 5 ................................................................................................. 22 Rule 5. Appeal by Permission ..............................................................................................22 (a) Petition. ....................................................................................................................22 (b) Record; Certified Copy of Docket Entries. ...............................................................22 (c) Filing. .......................................................................................................................22 Practice Notes ......................................................................................................................22 Federal Circuit Rule 6 [Reserved] ............................................................................... 23 Federal Circuit Rule 7 [Reserved] ............................................................................... 24 Federal Circuit Rule 8 ................................................................................................. 25 Rule 8. Stay or Injunction Pending Appeal .........................................................................25 (a) Notice of Appeal; Trial Court’s Judgment or Order. ...............................................25 (b) Length of Motion, Response, and Reply; Copies; Brief; Filing. ...............................25 (c) Notice and Service When Requesting Immediate Action; Facsimile or Email. ......25 (d) Statement. ................................................................................................................25 Practice Notes ......................................................................................................................26 Federal Circuit Rule 9 [Reserved] ............................................................................... 27 Federal Circuit Rule 10 ............................................................................................... 28 Rule 10. The Record on Appeal ...........................................................................................28 Practice Notes ......................................................................................................................28 Federal Circuit Rule 11 ............................................................................................... 29 Rule 11. Forwarding the Record ..........................................................................................29 (a) Retaining the Record; Certified Copy of the Docket Entries; Physical Exhibits; Archival Storage. .....................................................................................................29 (b) Access of Parties and Counsel to the Original Record ............................................29 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Rules of Practice, Revised: March 2016 3 (c) Status of a Protective Order on Appeal ...................................................................29 (d) Agreement by Parties to Modify a Protective Order; Certificate of Compliance ....29 (e) Motion to Modify the Protective Order ....................................................................30 Federal Circuit Rule 12 ............................................................................................... 31 Notice of Docketing. .............................................................................................................31 Practice Notes ......................................................................................................................31 Federal Circuit Rule 13 [Reserved] ............................................................................. 32 Federal Circuit Rule 14 [Reserved] ............................................................................. 33 Federal Circuit Rule 15 ............................................................................................... 34 Rule 15. Review of an Agency Order - How Obtained ........................................................34 (a) Petition for Review or Notice of Appeal; Payment of Fees; Address and Telephone Number of Counsel or Pro Se Petitioner or Appellant; Number of Copies ............34 (b) Docketing Petition or Appeal; Notice of Docketing .................................................34 (c) Statement Concerning Discrimination ....................................................................35 (d) Untimely Petition for Review or Notice of Appeal ..................................................35 (e) Notice of Election Under 35 U.S.C. § 141 or 15 U.S.C. § 1071(a)(1) .......................35 (f) Judicial Review of Department of Veterans Affairs Rules and Regulations. See Federal Circuit Rule 47.12. .....................................................................................35 Practice Notes ......................................................................................................................36 Federal Circuit Rule 16 [Reserved] ............................................................................. 39 Federal Circuit Rule 17 ............................................................................................... 40 Rule 17. Filing the Record ...................................................................................................40 (a) Retaining the Record; Sending the Certified List ...................................................40 (b) Certified List or Index ..............................................................................................40 (c) Service of Certified List or Index by Agency ...........................................................40 (d) Access of Parties and Counsel to Original Record ...................................................40 (e) Status of a Protective Order on Appeal ...................................................................41
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