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Rule Amendment Notices on December 1, 2018

December 01, 2018

Local Rule Amendment

Federal Rule Amendments

  • Amendments to Appellate Rules 8, 11, 25, 26, 28.1, 29, 31, 39, and 41 (adopted on December 1, 2018). Link: Congressional Package excerpt - adopted by the Supreme Court and transmitted to Congress on April 26, 2018.

The December 1, 2018, amendments to Fed. R. App. P. 28.1 and 31 increase the time for filing reply briefs from 14 days to 21 days. Briefing orders issued on and after December 1, 2018, in civil and agency cases will reflect the 21-day reply brief period. For civil and agency cases in which the briefing order was issued before December 1, 2018, the 14-day reply brief period applies. In criminal cases, the briefing schedule is governed by Local Rule 31(a), which establishes a 10-day reply brief period.