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FIFTH CIRCUIT PRACTICE DANA LIVINGSTON ALEXANDER DUBOSE JEFFERSON & TOWNSEND LLP 515 Congress Avenue, Suite 2350 Austin, Texas 78701 512-482-9304 dlivingston@adjtlaw.com State Bar of Texas 28 TH ANNUAL ADVANCED CIVIL APPELLATE PRACTICE COURSE September 4 5, 2014 Austin CHAPTER 24

TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Top Tips for Attorneys Who Primarily Practice in Texas State Courts... 1 A. Governing rules... 1 B. Mandatory e-filing... 1 C. Record on Appeal... 1 D. Transcript Order Form... 1 E. Record Excerpts... 1 F. Extensions of time... 1 G. Oral argument... 1 H. Audio recordings... 1 I. Travel to New Orleans... 2 II. Appellate Resources... 2 A. Court Websites and Dockets... 2 B. Practice Guides... 2 C. Contacting the Clerk s Office... 2 D. Electronic Notices... 2 E. Legislative History Resources... 2 F. Rule Amendments... 2 III. Admission to Practice and Representation of Counsel.... 2 A. General... 2 B. Admission Pro Hac Vice... 3 C. Appearance of Counsel on Appeal... 3 D. Register to E-File with the Fifth Circuit... 3 E. Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel on Appeal... 3 F. Ethical Rules and Standards... 3 IV. The Appellate Court System... 3 A. Structure... 3 B. Jurisdiction... 3 C. Certification to Other Courts... 4 V. Commencing the Appeal... 4 i

A. Notice of Appeal... 4 B. Docketing Statement... 5 C. Bonds and Stays... 5 D. Other Initial Documents... 5 E. Docketing of the Appeal... 5 F. Intervention in Pending Appeals... 6 VI. Record Composition and Transmittal... 6 A. Form of Record... 6 B. Requesting, Selecting, and Compiling the Record... 6 C. Transcripts... 6 D. Trial Exhibits... 6 E. Transmitting the Record... 6 F. Correcting and Supplementing the Record... 6 VII. Appellate Mediation or Conference Programs... 7 VIII. Filing and Service Requirements... 7 A. Filing and E-filing... 7 B. Service... 7 IX. Motions... 7 A. Motions in General... 7 1. Contents... 7 2. Format... 7 3. Timing... 8 4. Filing... 8 5. Processing... 8 B. Motion for Extension of Time... 8 C. Motion for Extension of Length Limitations... 8 D. Motion to Stay Appeal... 9 1. Stay Must Ordinarily be Sought from the District Court First... 9 2. Contents and Requirements... 9 3. Physical Requirements of a Motion for Stay or Injunction Pending Appeal... 9 ii

4. Response to Motion for Stay... 9 5. Reply... 9 6. Internal Processing... 10 7. Appellate Court Jurisdiction to Rule on a Motion for Stay or Injunction... 10 8. Reconsideration... 10 E. Emergency Motions... 10 F. Motions for Reconsideration from a Ruling on a Motion... 10 X. Briefing Schedule... 11 A. Rules and Scheduling Orders... 11 B. Cross-Appeals... 11 C. Briefing with Deferred Records or Appendices... 11 XI. Brief Format and Citations... 11 A. Physical Requirements... 11 1. Format... 11 2. Length Limitations... 11 B. Citation Form Rules and Conventions.... 12 C. Citable Authorities.... 12 XII. Brief Contents... 12 A. Appellant s Brief... 12 1. Cover... 12 2. Certificate or Statement of Interested Persons... 12 3. Statement Regarding Oral Argument... 13 4. Table of Contents... 13 5. Table of Authorities... 13 6. Jurisdictional Statement... 13 7. Issues Presented... 13 8. Statement of the Case... 14 9. Statement of Facts... 14 10. Summary of Argument... 14 11. Argument, Including Standards of Review... 14 iii

12. Conclusion... 14 13. Statement of Related Cases... 14 14. Signature Block... 14 15. Certificate of Service... 14 16. Certificate of Compliance... 15 17. Attachments to Brief... 15 B. Appellee s Brief... 15 C. Reply Brief... 15 D. Cross-Appeals... 15 XIII. Appendices and Record Excerpts... 15 A. Process for Compiling... 15 B. Filing Procedures... 15 C. Content... 15 1. Mandatory Contents... 15 2. Optional Contents... 16 D. Format... 16 XIV. Amicus Curiae Practice... 16 A. Participation as of Right or by Motion... 16 B. Timing... 16 C. Content and Format... 16 D. Responses to Amicus Briefs... 17 XV. Supplemental Authorities... 17 A. Submission as of Right or by Motion... 17 B. Timing and Consideration by Court... 17 C. Content and Format... 17 XVI. Oral Argument... 17 A. Argument as of Right or by Motion; Waiver... 17 B. Procedures for Granting and Calendaring Oral Argument... 17 1. Screening Procedure... 17 2. Conference Calendar... 18 iv

3. Summary Calendar... 18 4. Staff Attorney Prescreening... 18 5. Screening Panel Composition... 18 6. Screening Panel Review.... 18 7. Calendaring for Oral Argument... 19 a. Oral Argument Panel Composition... 19 b. Assignment of Cases to Oral Argument Panels... 19 c. Timing of Oral Arguments... 19 d. Notice to Counsel Regarding Oral Argument... 19 e. Allotment of Time for Oral Arguments... 20 8. Judges Procedures for Oral Argument Preparation... 20 C. Identification of Panel Members... 20 D. The Day of Argument... 20 XVII. Decisions... 21 A. Internal Procedures for Disposing of Cases... 21 B. Draft Decisions... 21 C. Published or Unpublished Decisions... 21 XVIII. Motions for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc... 21 A. Grounds... 21 B. Briefing... 21 C. Statistics... 22 XIX. Costs and Attorneys Fees... 22 A. Taxable Costs... 22 1. Timing of Request... 22 2. Procedure... 22 3. Content and Format... 22 B. Other Recoverable Costs... 23 C. Attorneys Fees... 23 D. Objections and Replies... 23 XX. Mandate... 23 v

A. Procedure for Issuance... 23 B. Stay or Recall of Mandate... 23 C. Post-Mandate Issues... 23 XXI. Interlocutory and Discretionary Review... 23 A. Interlocutory Appeals as of Right... 23 B. Permissive Appeals... 24 C. Extraordinary Writs... 24 vi

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