Rules and Procedures for Cases Filed on or after April 1, 2008

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Rules of Practice and Procedures
[Updated as of March 25, 2008]

Rule 1      Scope of Rules

Rule 11    Reserved

Rule 2      Suspension of Rules

Rule 12    Reserved

Rule 3      How to Appeal

Rule 13    Reserved

Rule 4      Filing Appeal: Docketing; Board Decision

Rule 14    Reserved

Rule 5      Stay of Appellate Proceedings

Rule 15    Intervention

Rule 6      Protection of Privacy

Rule 16    Reserved

Rule 7      Reserved

Rule 17    Reserved

Rule 8      Suspension of Secretarial Action Pending Dispostion of Appeal or Petition

Rule 18    Reserved

Rule 9      Reserved

Rule 19    Reserved
Rule 10    Designation of Record Before the Agency

Rule 20    Reserved

 

Rule 21    Extraordinary Relief

Rule 31    Filing and Service of Briefs

Rule 22    Reserved

Rule 32    Form of Briefs, Appendices and Other Papers

Rule 23    Reserved

Rule 33    Staff Conference

Rule 24    Waiver of Filing Fee

Rule 34    Oral Argument

Rule 25    Filing and Service

Rule 35    Motions for Reconsideration, or for Decision by a Panel or by the Full Court

Rule 26    Computation and Extension of Time

Rule 36    Entry of Judgment

Rule 27    Motions

Rule 37    Contingency Planning

Rule 28    Briefs

Rule 38    Frivolous Filings

Rule 28.1 Record of ProceedingsRule 39    Attorney Fees and Expenses

Rule 29    Brief of an Amicus Curiae

Rule 40    Rules Advisory Committee
Rule 30    Citation of Certain Authority

 

Rule 41    Issuance of Mandate

 

Rule 42    Voluntary Termination or Dismissal

 

Rule 43    Substitution of Parties

 

Rule 44    Judicial Conference

 

Rule 45    Duties of Clerk

 

Rule 46    Representation

 

Rule 46.1 Self-Representation

 

Rule 47    Expedited Proceedings

 

Rule 48    Sealing of Cases

Appendix - Forms
Rule 49    Complaints Against JudgesIndex


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