Practitioner's Handbook

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Contents

[edit] Preface

[edit] Introductory Note

[edit] Electronic Access to Seventh Circuit Case Information, Rules, Procedures and Opinions

[edit] I. Outline of Procedural Steps and Time Limits on Appeals from District Courts and Tax Court

[edit] II. Organization of the Court

[edit] III. Panel Composition and Case Assignment

[edit] IV. Admission to Practice Before the Court

[edit] V. Appellate Jurisdiction 

    A. In General 

    B. Standing To Appeal

    C. Appealability

    D. The Time for Filing an Appeal

    E. Content of the Notice of Appeal 

    F. Mandamus

[edit] VI. Scope of Review

[edit] VII. Motions and Docket Control

[edit] VIII. Temporary Relief Pending Appeal 

     A. Civil Cases 

     B. Motions Concerning Custody Pending Trial or Appeal 

     C. Administrative Agency Cases

[edit] IX. Expedited Appeals

[edit] X. Appeals Involving Petitions for Relief Under 28 U.S.C. ' 2254 and ' 2255;Death Penalty Cases; Prisoner Litigation

[edit] XI. Cross-Appeals And Joint Appeals 

    A. Cross-Appeals 

    B. Joint Appeals

[edit] XII. Appeals In Forma Pauperis and Court-Appointed Counsel 

    A. Appeals In Forma Pauperis 

    B. Court-Appointed Counsel Under the Criminal Justice Act

    C. Pro Bono Civil Appointments

[edit] XIII. General Duties of Counsel In the Court of Appeals 

    A. Settlement

    B. Appearance of Counsel 

    C. Jurisdiction 

    D. Requirements for Filing Briefs 

    E. Requirement That All Appeals and Arguments Be Well Grounded;
         Sanctions for Frivolous Appeals Under Fed. R. App. P. 38

[edit] XIV. Duties of Trial Counsel in Criminal Cases with Regard to Appeals 

    A. Counsel Who Does Not Wish To Proceed On Appeal

    B. Perfecting The Appeal

[edit] XV. Dismissal of Any Type of Appeal and Withdrawal of Court-Appointed Counsel

    A. Voluntary Dismissal

    B. Dismissal For Failure To Perfect Appeal 

    C. Withdrawal of Court-Appointed Counsel 

    D. Dismissal in Pro Se Appeals to Review a Conviction

    E. Incompetent Appellants

[edit] XVI. How an Appeal is Taken 

    A. Appellate Jurisdiction 

    B. Civil And Criminal Appeals From The District Court As A Matter Of Right

    C. Bond for Costs on Appeal in Civil Cases. Fed. R. App. P. 7 

    D. Appeals By Permission From Interlocutory Orders of The District Court Under 28 U.S.C. ' 1292(b)

    E. Bankruptcy Appeals 

    F. Review Of Decisions of The United States Tax Court

    G. Review Of Orders Of Certain Administrative Agencies, Boards,Commissions, Or Officers 

    H. Enforcement Of Orders Of Certain Administrative Agencies 

    I. Original Proceedings

[edit] XVII. Docketing Statement, Representation Statement and Disclosure Statement;Docketing Conference and Settlement Conference 

    A. Docketing: Fees And Filing

    B. Docketing Statement

    C. Representation Statement; Disclosure Statement; Corporate Disclosure Statement 

    D. Docketing Conferences 

    E. Settlement Conferences

[edit] XVIII. Record on Appeal. 

    A. Ordering And Filing The Transcript 

    B. Transcription Fees

    C. Composition & Transmission Of Trial Court Record

    D. Retention Of Record In Trial Court 

    E. Composition And Transmission Of Administrative Record

    F. Sealed Items In The Record

[edit] XIX. Writing a Brief

[edit] XX. Requirements and Suggestions for Typography in Briefs and Other Papers

[edit] XXI. Filing and Serving Briefs

    A. Time for Filing and Serving Briefs 

    B. Extension Of Time 

    C. Failure Of A Party To Timely File A Brief 

    D. Additional Authority 

    E. Brief Of An Amicus Curiae 

    F. Citation Of Unreported Opinion 

    G. Number Of Copies 

    H. Digital Version of Brief

    I. Format

    J. Contents 

    K. Length of Briefs 

    L. Required Short Appendix

    M. References To The Record 

    N. Agreement of Parties to Submit Without Oral Argument

    O. Sequence Of Briefing in National Labor Relations Board Proceedings

    P. Summary Of Certain Technical Requirements

[edit] XXII. Certification of State Law

[edit] XXIII. Preparing and Serving Appendix

[edit] XXIV. Oral Argument and Submission Without Oral Argument 

    A. Submission Without Oral Argument

    B. Scheduling Oral Argument

    C. Courtroom Procedures

    D. Preparation For Argument

    E. The Opening Statement 

    F. The Statement Of Facts 

    G. The Argument

    H. No Oral Reference to Cases Which Have Not Already Been Cited to the Court in Writing

    I. Order of Oral Argument in NLRB Proceedings

[edit] XXV. Deciding an Appeal

[edit] XXVI. Remands 

    A. Remands For Revision of Judgment

    B. Remands For a New Trial

    C. Limited Remands 

    D. Cases Remanded From the Supreme Court

[edit] XXVII. Petition for Rehearing

[edit] XXVIII. En Banc Procedure

[edit] XXIX. Costs

[edit] XXX. Issuance of Mandate

[edit] XXXI. Advisory Committee

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