Appellate Record

Displaying 1 - 4 of 4, sorted by most recent

form.antibot { display: none !important; } You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form.

Citing Unpublished Federal Appellate Opinions Issued Before 2007

Robert Timothy Reagan

March 9, 2007

Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 32.1 permits attorneys to cite to federal courts of appeals their unpublished opinions issued 2007 or later. Unpublished opinions issued before 2007 may be cited to the courts if permitted by the courts' local rules.

Defining the "Majority" Vote Requirement in Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 35(a) for Rehearings En Banc in the United States Courts of Appeals

Marie Leary

February 1, 2002

This report was prepared at the request of the Committee on Appellate Rules as they consider proposing a uniform rule on en banc voting procedures for the courts of appeals.

Unpublished Dispositions: Problems of Access and Use in the Courts of Appeals

Donna J. Stienstra

January 1, 1985

A brief analysis of the issue of equitable access to unpublished appellate decisions, based on an examination of the circuit courts' rules and practices regarding distribution and citation of unpublished dispositions.

Appeals Without Briefs: Evaluation of an Appeals Expediting Program in the Ninth Circuit

John E. Shapard

January 1, 1984

An investigation of problems encountered by the Ninth Circuit in its Appeals Without Briefs (AWB) Program, which was designed to expedite the disposition of civil appeals presenting comparatively straightforward issues.

Federal Judicial Center

You are here

Appellate Record

Citing Unpublished Federal Appellate Opinions Issued Before 2007

Defining the "Majority" Vote Requirement in Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 35(a) for Rehearings En Banc in the United States Courts of Appeals

Unpublished Dispositions: Problems of Access and Use in the Courts of Appeals

Appeals Without Briefs: Evaluation of an Appeals Expediting Program in the Ninth Circuit