Rule 12 — Docketing the Appeal; Filing a Representation Statement; Filing the Record

Fed. R. App. P. 12

• Source: Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
• Rule: 12
• TITLE II: APPEAL FROM A JUDGMENT OR ORDER OF A
• Citation: Fed. R. App. P. 12

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(a) Docketing the Appeal. Upon receiving the copy of the notice
of appeal and the docket entries from the district clerk under
Rule 3(d), the circuit clerk must docket the appeal under the title
of the district-court action and must identify the appellant, add-
ing the appellant’s name if necessary.
(b) Filing a Representation Statement. Unless the court of ap-
peals designates another time, the attorney who filed the notice
of appeal must, within 14 days after filing the notice, file a state-
ment with the circuit clerk naming the parties that the attorney
represents on appeal.
(c) Filing the Record, Partial Record, or Certificate. Upon receiv-
ing the record, partial record, or district clerk’s certificate as pro-
vided in Rule 11, the circuit clerk must file it and immediately no-
tify all parties of the filing date.

Advisory Committee Notes

(As amended Apr. 1, 1979, eff. Aug. 1, 1979; Mar. 10, 1986, eff. July 1, 1986; Apr. 22, 1993, eff. Dec. 1, 1993; Apr. 24, 1998, eff. Dec. 1, 1998; Mar. 26, 2009, eff. Dec. 1, 2009.)