Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure for appeals from district courts

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The Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure for appeals from district courts are a set of nationwide procedural rules that govern how cases are taken from U.S. federal trial courts to the federal courts of appeals, including requirements for notices of appeal, briefs, records, and motions.

Aliases (2)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal procedural rules → rules of appellate procedure →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States federal courts →
bindingOn	clerks of the United States courts of appeals → judges of the United States courts of appeals → parties appealing from federal district courts →
coversCaseTypes	bankruptcy appeals that reach the courts of appeals from district courts or bankruptcy appellate panels → civil cases appealed from district courts → criminal cases appealed from district courts →
governsAppealsFrom	United States district courts →
governsAppealsTo	United States courts of appeals →
governsDocument	appellant’s brief → appellee’s brief → appendix or record excerpts → docketing statement where required by local rule → motions filed in the court of appeals → notice of appeal → record on appeal → reply brief →
governsIssue	attorney’s fees requests made in the court of appeals when authorized by law → consolidation of appeals → content of a notice of appeal → costs on appeal → cross-appeals → en banc rehearing procedures in the courts of appeals → form and length of briefs → mandate of the court of appeals → petitions for panel rehearing → preparation and transmission of the record → service and filing of papers in the court of appeals → stay of the district court judgment pending appeal → substitution of parties on appeal → supersedeas bonds and other security pending appeal → time for filing a notice of appeal → voluntary dismissal of an appeal →
governsProcedure	taking an appeal as of right from a district court judgment → taking an interlocutory appeal from a district court order when authorized by statute or rule →
implementedBy	local rules of the United States courts of appeals →
includesRuleOn	appeal as of right—how taken → appeal in a criminal case → briefs and appendix → motions and procedural orders in the court of appeals → record on appeal → time to appeal →
partOf	Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure →
primaryPurpose	to provide uniform nationwide procedures for federal appeals from district courts →
promulgatedBy	Supreme Court of the United States →
relatedTo	Federal Rules of Civil Procedure → Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure →
sourceOfAuthority	28 U.S.C. § 2072 →
subjectTo	congressional review under the Rules Enabling Act →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure ("Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure") → United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ("Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure") →	relatedTo
Rules Enabling Act ("Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure") →	basisFor
Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ("Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure") →	ensuresComplianceWith
United States in tax litigation ("federal rules of appellate procedure") →	governedBy
District of Kansas Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure") →	governingLaw
Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ("Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure") →	legalBasis
Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure ("Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure") →	oversees
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure for appeals from district courts ("Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure") →	partOf
District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands ("Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure") →	subjectToAppealRules
United States district courts →	usesAppellateRules