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ission finds to be necessary and advisable to carry out an effective, humane and rational sentencing policy; (21) hold hearings and call witnesses that might assist the Commission in the exercise of its powers or duties; (22) perform such other functions as are required to permit Federal courts to meet their responsibilities under section 3553(a) of title 18, United States Code, and to permit others involved in the Federal criminal justice system to meet their related responsibilities; (23) retain private attorneys to provide legal advice to the Commission in the conduct of its work, or to appear for or represent the Commission in any case in which the Commission is authorized by law to represent itself, or in which the Commission is representing itself with the consent of the Department of Justice; and the Commission may in its discretion pay reasonable attorney’s fees to private attorneys employed by it out of its appropriated funds. When serving as officers or employees of the United States, such private attorneys shall be considered special government employees as defined in section 202(a) of title 18; and November 1, 2005 GUIDELINES MANUAL APPENDIX B ) 631 ) (24) grant incentive awards to its employees pursuant to chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code. (b) The Commission shall have such other powers and duties and shall perform such other functions as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and may delegate to any member or designated person such powers as may be appropriate other than the power to establish general policy statements and guidelines pursuant to section 994(a)(1) and (2), the issuance of general policies and promulgation of rules and regulations pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section, and the decisions as to the factors to be considered in establishment of categories of offenses and offenders pursuant to section 994(b). The Commission shall, with respect to its activities under subsections (a)(9), (a)(10), (a)(11), (a)(12), (a)(13), (a)(14), (a)(15), (a)(16), (a)(17), and (a)(18), to the extent practicable, utilize existing resources of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Federal Judicial Center for the purpose of avoiding unnecessary duplication. (c) Upon the request of the Commission, each Federal agency is authorized and directed to make its services, equipment, personnel, facilities, and information available to the greatest practicable extent to the Commission in the execution of its functions. (d) A simple majority of the membership then serving shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business. Other than for the promulgation of guidelines and policy statements pursuant to section 994, the Commission may exercise its powers and fulfill its duties by the vote of a simple majority of the members present. (e) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Commission shall maintain and make available for public inspection a record of the final vote of each member on any action taken by it. (Added Pub.L. 98-473, Title II, § 217(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2024; amended Pub.L. 100-690, Title VII, §§ 7104, 7105, 7106(b), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4418; Pub.L. 101-650, Title III, § 325(b)(5), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5121; Pub.L. 103-322, Title XXVIII, § 280005(c)(1), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2097.) EDITORIAL NOTES References in Text. The provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to tort claims, referred to in subsec. (a)(7), are classified generally to section 1346(b) and chapter 171 (section 2671 et seq.) of this title. Effective Date. Section effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 235(a)(1)(B)(i) of Pub.L. 98-473, set out as a note under section 3551 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. § 996. Director and staff (a) The Staff Director shall supervise the activities of persons employed by the Commission and perform other duties assigned to the Staff Director by the Commission. (b) The Staff Director shall, subject to the approval of the Commission, appoint such officers and employees as are necessary in the execution of the functions of the Commission. The officers and employees of the Commission shall be exempt from the provisions of part III of title 5 except the following: chapters 45 (Incentive Awards), 63 (Leave), 81 (Compensation for Work Injuries), 83 (Retirement), 85 (Unemployment Compensation), 87 (Life Insurance), and 89 (Health Insurance), and subchapter VI of chapter 55 (Payment for accumulated and accrued leave). APPENDIX B GUIDELINES MANUAL November 1, 2005 ) 632 ) (Added Pub.L. 98-473, Title II, § 217(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2026, and amended Pub.L. 100-690, Title VII, § 7106(c), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4418; Pub.L. 101-650, Title III, § 325(b)(6), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5121; Pub.L. 103-322, Title XXVIII, § 280005(c)(5), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2097; Pub. L. 106-518, Title III, § 302(a), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2416.) EDITORIAL NOTES Effective Date. Section effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 235(a)(1)(B)(i) of Pub.L. 98-473, set out as a note under section 3551 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. Accrued or Accumulated Leave. Pub. L. 106–518, § 302(b), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2417, provided that: "Any leave that an individual accrued or accumulated (or that otherwise became available to such individual) under the leave system of the United States Sentencing Commission and that remains unused as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall, on and after such date, be treated as leave accrued or accumulated (or that otherwise became available to such individual) under chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code." § 997. Annual report The Commission shall report annually to the Judicial Conference of the United States, the Congress, and the President of the United States on the activities of the Commission. (Added Pub.L. 98-473, Title II, § 217(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2026.) EDITORIAL NOTES Effective Date. Section effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 235(a)(1)(B)(i) of Pub.L. 98-473, set out as a note under section 3551 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. § 998. Definitions As used in this chapter) (a) "Commission" means the United States Sentencing Commission; (b) "Commissioner" means a member of the United States Sentencing Commission; (c) "guidelines" means the guidelines promulgated by the Commission pursuant to section 994(a) of this title; and (d) "rules and regulations" means rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission pursuant to section 995 of this title. (Added Pub.L. 98-473, Title II, § 217(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2026.) November 1, 2005 GUIDELINES MANUAL APPENDIX B ) 633 ) EDITORIAL NOTES Effective Date. Section effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 235(a)(1)(B)(i) of Pub.L. 98-473, set out as a note under section 3551 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. RULES OF PRACTICE United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Federal Circuit Rules Practice Notes Federal Circuit Attorney Discipline Rules Guide for Pro Se Petitioners and Appellants May 1, 2004 Washington, DC United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit RULES OF PRACTICE May 1, 2004 Notice: The latest updates to the Rules of Practice of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit can be located on the court’s web site: http://www.fedcir.gov. Amendments and revisions contained in this edition ? The list of judges has been updated to remove Senior Judge Skelton. ? The Advisory Council membership has been updated. ? The change to Federal Circuit Rule 28(e) eliminates the requirement to include in briefs parallel citations to United States Patent Quarterly. ? The changes to Federal Circuit Rule 52(a)(3) reflect the increase in fees by the Judicial Conference which became effective November 1, 2003. RULES OF PRACTICE United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Federal Circuit Rules Practice Notes Federal Circuit Attorney Discipline Rules Guide for Pro Se Petitioners and Appellants May 1, 2004 Washington, DC ii Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data United States. Supreme Court. [Federal rules of appellate procedure] Rules of practice : Federal rules of appellate procedure, Federal Circuit rules, practice notes, Federal Circuit attorney disciplinary rules, guide for pro se petitioners and appellants / United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. p. cm. Includes index. 1. United States. Court of Appeals (Federal Circuit)--Rules and practice. 2. Appellate procedure--United States. 3. Court rules--United States. I. United States. Court of Appeals (Federal Circuit). Federal Circuit rules. II. Title. KF9053.A459 2003 347.73’2451--dc22 2003068798 iii United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Circuit Justice The Chief Justice Chief Judge Haldane Robert Mayer Circuit Judges Pauline Newman Paul R. Michel Alan D. Lourie Raymond C. Clevenger, III Randall R. Rader Alvin A. Schall William C. Bryson Arthur J. Gajarsa Richard Linn Timothy B. Dyk Sharon Prost Senior Circuit Judges Wilson Cowen Daniel M. Friedman Glenn L. Archer, Jr. S. Jay Plager v Circuit Executive and Clerk of Court Jan Horbaly Officers of the Court and Senior Staff Melvin L. Halpern Senior Technical Assistant Eleanor M. Thayer Senior Staff Attorney Ruth A. Butler Administrative Services Officer Patricia M. McDermott Circuit Librarian Larry Luallen Automation and Technology Office Dale Bosley Operations Officer Advisory Council Members Carter G. Phillips, Chair James E. Brookshire David M. Cohen John S. Cooke George E. Hutchinson Clarence T. Kipps, Jr. William F. Lee Don W. Martens Scott M. McCaleb Kathleen A. McGinty Jessica L. Parks Michael J. Schaengold Frank E. Scherkenbach Ronald L. Smith Terence P. Stewart Kristin L. Yohannan ex officio Jan Horbaly Stephen L. Peterson Eleanor M. Thayer vii CONTENTS Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x Title I. Applicability of Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Rule 1. Scope of Rules; Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Rule 2. Suspension of Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Title II. Appeal from a Judgment or Order of a District Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Rule 3. Appeal as of Right—How Taken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Rule 3.1. Appeal From a Judgment of a Magistrate Judge in a Civil Case (Abrogated) . . . . . . . . . . 4 Rule 4. Appeal as of Right—When Taken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Rule 5. Appeal by Permission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Rule 5.1. Appeal by Permission Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(5) (Abrogated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Rule 6. Appeal in a Bankruptcy Case from a Final Judgment, Order, or Decree of a District Court or of a Bankruptcy Appellate Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Rule 7. Bond for Costs on Appeal in a Civil Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Rule 8. Stay or Injunction Pending Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Rule 9. Release in a Criminal Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Rule 10. The Record on Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Rule 11. Forwarding the Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Rule 12. Docketing the Appeal; Filing a Representation Statement; Filing the Record . . . . . . . . . . 22 Title III. Review of a Decision of the United States Tax Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Rule 13. Review of a Decision of the Tax Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Rule 14. Applicability of Other Rules to the Review of a Tax Court Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Title IV. Review or Enforcement of an Order of an Administrative Agency, Board, Commission, or Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Rule 15. Review or Enforcement of an Agency Order—How Obtained; Intervention . . . . . . . . . . 25 Rule 15.1. Briefs and Oral Argument in National Labor Relations Board Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Rule 16. The Record on Review or Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Rule 17. Filing the Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Rule 18. Stay Pending Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Rule 19. Settlement of a Judgment Enforcing an Agency Order in Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Rule 20. Applicability of Rules to the Review or Enforcement of an Agency Order . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Title V. Extraordinary Writs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Rule 21. Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition, and Other Extraordinary Writs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Title VI. Habeas Corpus; Proceedings in Forma Pauperis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Rule 22. Habeas Corpus and Section 2255 Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Rule 23. Custody or Release of a Prisoner in a Habeas Corpus Proceeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Rule 24. Proceeding in Forma Pauperis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Title VII. General Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Rule 25. Filing and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Rule 26. Computing and Extending Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Rule 26.1. Corporate Disclosure Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Contents viii Rule 27. Motions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Rule 28. Briefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Rule 29. Brief of an Amicus Curiae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Rule 30. Appendix to the Briefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Rule 31. Serving and Filing Briefs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Rule 32. Form of Briefs, the Appendices, and Other Papers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Rule 33. Appeal Conferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Rule 34. Oral Argument. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Rule 35. En Banc Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Rule 36. Entry of Judgment; Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Rule 37. Interest on Judgment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Rule 38. Frivolous Appeal — Damages and Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Rule 39. Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Rule 40. Petition for Panel Rehearing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Rule 41. Mandate: Contents; Issuance and Effective Date; Stay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Rule 42. Voluntary Dismissal . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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