(a) Appointment; Powers. A court of appeals may appoint a spe-
cial master to hold hearings, if necessary, and to recommend fac-
tual findings and disposition in matters ancillary to proceedings
in the court. Unless the order referring a matter to a master
specifies or limits the master’s powers, those powers include, but
are not limited to, the following:
(1) regulating all aspects of a hearing;
(2) taking all appropriate action for the efficient perform-
ance of the master’s duties under the order;
(3) requiring the production of evidence on all matters em-
braced in the reference; and
(4) administering oaths and examining witnesses and parties.
(b) Compensation. If the master is not a judge or court em-
ployee, the court must determine the master’s compensation and
whether the cost is to be charged to any party.
(As amended Apr. 29, 1994, eff. Dec. 1, 1994; Apr. 24, 1998, eff. Dec.
1, 1998.)
APPENDIX OF FORMS
Form 1A. Notice of Appeal to a Court of Appeals From a Judgment
of a District Court
United States District Court for the lllllllllllllll
District of lllllllllll
Docket Number lllllllll
A.B., Plaintiff
v. # Notice of Appeal
C.D., Defendant
lll(name all parties taking the appeal)* appeal to the United
States Court of Appeals for the lll Circuit from the final judg-
ment entered on ll (state the date the judgment was entered).
(s)llllllllllll
Attorney for llllll
Address: llllllll
[Note to inmate filers: If you are an inmate confined in an institution and you seek the
timing benefit of Fed. R. App. P.
4(c)(1), complete Form 7 (Declaration of Inmate Filing)
and file that declaration with this Notice of Appeal.]
*See Rule 3(c) for permissible ways of identifying appellants.
(As added Apr. 14, 2021, eff. Dec. 1, 2021.)
Form 1B. Notice of Appeal to a Court of Appeals From an Appeal-
able Order of a District Court
United States District Court for the lllllllllllllll
District of lllllllllll
Docket Number lllllllll
A.B., Plaintiff
v. # Notice of Appeal
C.D., Defendant
lll(name all parties taking the appeal)* appeal to the United
States Court of Appeals for the lll Circuit from the order
lllll (describe the order) entered on ll(state the date the
order was entered).
(s)llllllllllll
Attorney for llllll
Address: llllllll
[Note to inmate filers: If you are an inmate confined in an institution and you seek the
timing benefit of Fed. R. App. P.
4(c)(1), complete Form 7 (Declaration of Inmate Filing)
and file that declaration with this Notice of Appeal.]
*See Rule 3(c) for permissible ways of identifying appellants.
(As added Apr. 14, 2021, eff. Dec. 1, 2021.)
Form 2 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 52
Form 2. Notice of Appeal to a Court of Appeals From a Decision of
the United States Tax Court
United States Tax Court
Washington, D.C.
Docket No.llll
A.B., Petitioner
v.
Commissioner of # Notice of Appeal
Internal Revenue,
Respondent
lll(here name all parties taking the appeal)* appeal to the
United States Court of Appeals for the lll Circuit from the de-
cision entered on llll (state the date the decision was en-
tered).
(s)llllllllllll
Attorney for llllll
Address: llllllll
*See Rule 3(c) for permissible ways of identifying appellants.
(As amended Apr. 22, 1993, eff. Dec. 1, 1993; Mar. 27, 2003, eff. Dec.
1, 2003; Apr. 14, 2021, eff. Dec. 1, 2021.)
Form 3. Petition for Review of Order of an Agency, Board, Commis-
sion or Officer
United States Court of Appeals for the lllllllll Circuit
A.B., Petitioner
v. # Petition for Review
XYZ Commission, Respondent
lll(here name all parties bringing the petition)*lll hereby
petition the court for review of the Order of the XYZ Commission
(describe the order) entered on lllll, 20l.
(s)lllllllllllll,
Attorney for Petitioners
Address:lllllllll
*See Rule 15.
(As amended Apr. 22, 1993, eff. Dec. 1, 1993; Mar. 27, 2003, eff. Dec.
1, 2003.)
53 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Form 4
Form 4. Affidavit Accompanying Motion for Permission to Appeal
In Forma Pauperis
Form 4 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 54
55 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Form 4
Form 4 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 56
57 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Form 4
Form 4 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 58
(As amended Apr. 24, 1998, eff. Dec. 1, 1998; Apr. 28, 2010, eff. Dec.
1, 2010; Apr. 16, 2013, eff. Dec. 1, 2013; Apr. 26, 2018, eff. Dec. 1, 2018.)
59 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Form 5
Form 5. Notice of Appeal to a Court of Appeals From a Judgment
or Order of a District Court or a Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
Notice of Appeal to United States Court of Appeals for the
llllll Circuit
llllllll, the plaintiff [or defendant or other party] ap-
peals to the United States Court of Appeals for the llllll
Circuit from the final judgment [or order or decree] of the district
court for the district of llllll [or bankruptcy appellate
panel of the llllll circuit], entered in this case on
llllll, 20ll [here describe the judgment, order, or decree]
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
The parties to the judgment [or order or decree] appealed from
and the names and addresses of their respective attorneys are as
follows:
Dated llllllllllll
Signed llllllllllll
Attorney for Appellant
Address: lllllllllll
llllllllllllllll
[Note to inmate filers: If you are an inmate confined in an institution and you seek the
timing benefit of Fed. R. App. P.
4(c)(1), complete Form 7 (Declaration of Inmate Filing)
and file that declaration along with this Notice of Appeal.]
(As added Apr. 25, 1989, eff. Dec. 1, 1989; amended Mar. 27, 2003, eff.
Dec. 1, 2003; Apr. 28, 2016, eff. Dec. 1, 2016.)
Form 6 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 60
Form 6. Certificate of Compliance With Type-Volume Limit
(As added Apr. 29, 2002, eff. Dec. 1, 2002; amended Apr. 28, 2016, eff.
Dec. 1, 2016.)
61 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Form 7
Form 7. Declaration of Inmate Filing
llllllllllllllllllllllllll
[insert name of court; for example,
United States District Court for the District of Minnesota]
A.B., Plaintiff
v. # Case No.llll
C.D., Defendant
I am an inmate confined in an institution. Today, llll [insert
date], I am depositing the llll [insert title of document; for exam-
ple, ‘‘notice of appeal’’] in this case in the institution’s internal
mail system. First-class postage is being prepaid either by me or
by the institution on my behalf.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and
correct (see 28 U.S.C. §
1746; 18 U.S.C. §
1621).
Sign your name herellllllllllll
Signed on llllllll[insert date]
[Note to inmate filers: If your institution has a system designed for legal mail, you must
use that system in order to receive the timing benefit of Fed. R. App. P.
4(c)(1) or Fed. R.
App. P. 25(a)(2)(A)(iii).]
(As added Apr. 28, 2016, eff. Dec. 1, 2016; amended Apr. 26, 2018, eff.
Dec. 1, 2018.)
APPENDIX FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 62
63 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE APPENDIX