From
May 2002 Update
Chapter 1 - Overview of the Federal Court System
§100 Summary of the Federal Court System
§101 United States District Courts
§102 United States Courts of Appeals
§103 United States Supreme Court
§104 Federal Judges
§110 Electronic Access to the Courts
§111 Pacer - Public Access to Court Electronic Records
§112 CIS - Court Information System
§113 ABBS - Appellate Bulletin Board System
§114 AVIS - Appellate Voice Information System
§115 ACES - Appeals Court Electronic Service
§116 Electronic Filing
§117 Video and Telephonic Conferencing
§120 Schedule of Fees
Chapter 2 - Federal Litigation Procedure
§200 Introduction
§201 Computing Time and Court Holidays
§210 Summons, Complaint and Civil Cover Sheet
§211 Summons
§211.1 Sample: Summons
§212 Complaint
§212.1 Caption
§212.2 Statement of Jurisdiction
§212.3 Statement of Facts
§212.4 Prayer for Relief
§212.5 Signatures and Verification
§212.6 Sample: Complaint
§212.7 Verification
§213 Amendment of Complaint
§214 Civil Cover Sheet
§220 Service of Summons and Complaint
§221 Waiver of Service of Summons
§221.1 Sample: Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of
Service of Summons
§221.2 Sample: Waiver of Service of Summons
§222 Service by Mail
§223 Service by U.S. Marshal
§224 Service by Private Person
§225 Service on U.S. Government or State Government
§226 Service Outside State
§227 Service on Military Personnel
§228 Service Outside United States
§228.1 Letter of Request
§228.2 Sample: Letter of Request
§230 Answer to Complaint
§231 Caption
§232 Denials
§233 Admissions
§234 Affirmative Defenses
§235 Prayer For Relief
§236 Signatures and Verification
§237 Sample: Answer
§238 Certificate of Service
§238.1 Sample: Certificate of Service
§240 Cross-Claims, Counterclaims, Third Party Complaints And
Responses Thereto
§241 Cross-Claims and Counterclaims
§241.1 Sample: Counterclaim
§242 Third Party Complaints
§242.1 Sample: Summons on Third Party Complaint
§242.2 Sample: Third Party Complaint
§243 Response to Cross-Claims, Counterclaims and Third Party
Complaints
§250 Motions
§251 Service of Motions
§252 Affidavits in Opposition
§253 Court Orders
§254 Sample: Notice of Motion
§255 Sample: Motion to Bring in Third Party Defendant
§256 Sample: Order
§257 Motion Timetable
§260 Discovery
§261 Initial Disclosure
§261.1 Sample: Report of Disclosure Meeting
§262 Interrogatories
§262.1 Who May Be Served
§262.2 Answering Interrogatories
§262.3 Objecting to Interrogatories
§263 Request for Production of Documents or Things
§263.1 Filing and Service Requirements
§263.2 Responding to a Request for Production of Documents
§263.3 Objecting to a Request for Production
§263.4 Sample: Request for Production of Documents
§264 Depositions
§264.1 Notice Requirements
§264.2 Deposition Subpoenas
§264.3 Depositions Upon Written Questions
§264.4 Sample: Notice of Deposition
§265 Requests for Admissions
§265.1 Responding to Requests for Admissions
§265.2 Objecting to Requests for Admissions
§266 Physical and Mental Examinations
§267 Subpoenas
§267.1 Nonparty Production of Documents or Things
§267.2 Service of Subpoenas
§267.3 Responding and Objecting to a Subpoena
§267.4 Sample: Response and Objections to Subpoena
§270 Removals
§280 Checklists
§281 Summons and Complaint
§282 Answer
§283 Cross-Claims, Counterclaims, Third Party Complaints
§284 Motions
§285 Discovery
§285.1 Interrogatories
§285.2 Depositions
§290 Federal Litigation Timetable
Chapter 3 - District Court Directory and Filing
Requirements
§300 Introduction
§301 Alabama
§301.1 Alabama, Northern
§301.2 Alabama, Middle
§301.3 Alabama, Southern
§302 Alaska
§303 Arizona
§304 Arkansas
§304.1 Arkansas, Eastern
§304.2 Arkansas, Western
§305 California
§305.1 California, Northern
§305.2 California, Eastern
§305.3 California, Central
§305.4 California, Southern
§306 Colorado
§307 Connecticut
§308 Delaware
§309 District of Columbia
§310 Florida
§310.1 Florida, Northern
§310.2 Florida, Middle
§310.3 Florida, Southern
§311 Georgia
§311.1 Georgia, Northern
§311.2 Georgia, Middle
§311.3 Georgia, Southern
§312 Guam
§313 Hawaii
§314 Idaho
§315 Illinois
§315.1 Illinois, Northern
§315.2 Illinois, Central
§315.3 Illinois, Southern
§316 Indiana
§316.1 Indiana, Northern
§316.2 Indiana, Southern
§317 Iowa
§317.1 Iowa, Northern
§317.2 Iowa, Southern
§318 Kansas
§319 Kentucky
§319.1 Kentucky, Eastern
§319.2 Kentucky, Western
§320 Louisiana
§320.1 Louisiana, Eastern
§320.2 Louisiana, Middle
§320.3 Louisiana, Western
§321 Maine
§322 Maryland
§323 Massachusetts
§324 Michigan
§324.1 Michigan, Eastern
§324.2 Michigan, Western
§325 Minnesota
§326 Mississippi
§326.1 Mississippi, Northern
§326.2 Mississippi, Southern
§327 Missouri
§327.1 Missouri, Eastern
§327.2 Missouri, Western
§328 Montana
§329 Nebraska
§330 Nevada
§331 New Hampshire
§332 New Jersey
§333 New Mexico
§334 New York
§334.1 New York, Northern
§334.2 New York, Southern
§334.3 New York, Eastern
§334.4 New York, Western
§335 North Carolina
§335.1 North Carolina, Eastern
§335.2 North Carolina, Middle
§335.3 North Carolina, Western
§336 North Dakota
§337 Ohio
§337.1 Ohio, Northern
§337.2 Ohio, Southern
§338 Oklahoma
§338.1 Oklahoma, Northern
§338.2 Oklahoma, Eastern
§338.3 Oklahoma, Western
§339 Oregon
§340 Pennsylvania
§340.1 Pennsylvania, Eastern
§340.2 Pennsylvania, Middle
§340.3 Pennsylvania, Western
§341 Puerto Rico
§342 Rhode Island
§343 South Carolina
§344 South Dakota
§345 Tennessee
§345.1 Tennessee, Eastern
§345.2 Tennessee, Middle
§345.3 Tennessee, Western
§346 Texas
§346.1 Texas, Northern
§346.2 Texas, Southern
§346.3 Texas, Eastern
§346.4 Texas, Western
§347 Utah
§348 Vermont
§349 Virgin Islands
§350 Virginia
§350.1 Virginia, Eastern
§350.2 Virginia, Western
§351 Washington
§351.1 Washington, Eastern
§351.2 Washington, Western
§352 West Virginia
§352.1 West Virginia, Northern
§352.2 West Virginia, Southern
§353 Wisconsin
§353.1 Wisconsin, Eastern
§353.2 Wisconsin, Western
§354 Wyoming
Chapter 4 - Appellate Court Procedures
§400 Commencing an Appeal
§401 Sample Notice of Appeal
§402 Serving the Notice of Appeal
§403 Appeals from an Interlocutory Order
§404 Representation Statement
§410 Record on Appeal
§411 Transcript of Proceedings
§420 Appellate Briefs
§421 Appellant’s Briefs
§421.1 When to File
§421.2 Number of Copies
§422 Appellee’s Brief
§422.1 When to File
§422.2 Number of Copies
§423 Reply Brief
§424 Amicus Curiae Brief
§424.1 Content and Form
§424.2 Length of Brief
§424.3 When to File
§425 Preparation of Briefs
§425.1 Length of Briefs
§425.2 Certificate of Compliance
§425.3 Corporate Disclosure Statement
§425.4 Preparation of Brief Cover
§425.5 Sample Brief Cover
§425.6 Preparation of Table of Contents
§425.7 Sample: Table of Contents
§425.8 Table of Citations and Authorities
§425.9 Sample: Table of Citations and Authorities
§425.10 Jurisdictional Statement
§425.11 When to File
§425.12 Number of Copies
§430 Appendix
§431 Organization
§432 Preparation
§433 When to File
§434 Number of Copies
§435 Exhibits
§440 Appeal Timetable
Chapter 5 - Appellate Court Directory and Filing
Requirements
§500 First Circuit
§501 Second Circuit
§502 Third Circuit
§503 Fourth Circuit
§504 Fifth Circuit
§505 Sixth Circuit
§506 Seventh Circuit
§507 Eighth Circuit
§508 Ninth Circuit
§509 Tenth Circuit
§510 Eleventh Circuit
§511 Federal Circuit
§512 District of Columbia Circuit
Chapter 6 - Supreme Court Directory and
Procedures
§600 U.S. Supreme Court Directory
§601 Electronic Access to Court Records
§610 Request for Review by Petition for Writ of Certiorari
§611 Filing a Petition for Writ of Certiorari
§611.1 Appendix
§611.2 Certificate of Service
§611.3 Number of Copies to be Filed
§611.4 When to File Petition
§612 Proceedings In Forma Pauperis
§612.1 Sample Affidavit in Support of Motion for Leave to File In Forma
Pauperis
§613 Notification of Docketing
§614 Conditional Cross-Petitions
§615 Transmittal of the Record
§616 Respondents’ Opposition Briefs
§617 Reply and Supplemental Briefs
§618 Ruling on the Petition
§620 Procedures in Original Actions
§621 Commencing an Action
§622 Opposing a Motion to File Original Action
§623 Disposition of the Case
§630 Review by Direct Appeal
§631 Dismissal of Appeal
§632 Jurisdictional Statement and Appendix
§633 Conditional Cross-Appeal
§634 Responding to the Appellant’s Jurisdictional Statement
§635 Appellant’s Reply to Appellee’s Motion to Dismiss or
Affirm
§636 Supplemental Briefs
§637 Disposition
§640 Review of Certified Question
§641 Commencing the Case
§642 Petitioner’s Brief on the Merits
§643 Respondent’s Brief on the Merits
§644 Petitioner’s Reply Brief on the Merits
§645 Supplemental Brief on the Merits
§646 Joint Appendix
§646.1 Preparing the Joint Appendix
§646.2 Exhibits (Rule 26)
§646.3 Filing the Joint Appendix
§646.4 Statement of Cost (Rule 26)
§650 Petition for Extraordinary Writ
§651 Preparing and Filing Petition
§652 Opposing the Petition
§653 Disposition
§660 Motions
§661 Motion for Oral Argument
§662 Motion to Extend Time
§670 Preparation of Supreme Court Documents
§671 Preparing Documents Pursuant to Rule 33.1
§672 Preparing Documents Pursuant to Rule 33.2
§673 Amicus Curiae Briefs
§674 Brief Cover
§674.1 Sample Supreme Court Brief Cover
§675 Table of Document Requirements
§680 Supreme Court Fees
§690 Supreme Court Timetable
Chapter 7 - Special Courts Directory and
Procedures
§700 U.S. Court of Federal Claims
§701 Court Directory
§702 Jurisdiction
§703 Filing Requirements
§704 Timetable
§705 Fees
§710 U.S. Court of International Trade
§711 Court Directory
§712 Jurisdiction
§713 Filing Requirements
§714 Fees
§720 Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
§721 Court Directory
§722 Jurisdiction
§723 Filing Requirements
§724 Timetable
§730 U.S. Tax Court
§731 Court Directory
§732 Jurisdiction
§733 Filing Requirements
§734 Fees
§740 Regional Rail Reorganization Court
§750 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
§751 Court Directory
§752 Jurisdiction
§753 Procedures
§753.1 Petition for Grant of Review
§753.2 Certificate for Review
§753.3 Certificate for Review in Extraordinary Cases
§753.4 Mandatory Review Cases
§753.5 Petition for Extraordinary Relief
§753.6 Writ Appeal Petition
§753.7 Petition for New Trial
§754 Sample Forms
§754.1 Petition for Grant of Review
§754.2 Certificate for Review
§754.3 Mandatory Review Case Form
§755 Filing Requirements
§756 Fees
§760 Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
§761 Court Directory
§762 Jurisdiction
§763 Procedures
§764 Filing Requirements
§765 Sample Notice of Appeal
§766 Timetable
§767 Fees
§770 Alien Terrorist Removal Court
§771 Court Directory
§772 Jurisdiction
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