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Form 1. Notice of Appeal from a Judgment or Order of a United States District Court
Use Form 1 to appeal a District Court judgment or order.
Form 2. Notice of Appeal from a Decision of the United States Tax Court
Use Form 2 to appeal a Tax Court decision.
Form 3. Demo Notice of Appeal from a Judgment or Order of a United States District Court
Use Form 3 to ask the Court to review an Agency, Board, Commission, or Officer order (this includes a decision from the Board of Immigration Appeals).
Form 5. Demo Notice of Appeal from a Judgment or Order of a United States District Court
Use Form 5 to appeal a Bankruptcy Appellate Panel judgment or order.
Form 6. Representation Statement
Use Form 6 to notify the Court who the parties and attorneys are for an appeal at the same time you file your notice of appeal.
Form 7. Mediation Questionnaire
Attorneys: use Form 7 to inform the Court's about an appeal's mediation possibilities.
Form 8. Certificate of Compliance for Briefs
Use Form 8 to certify that your brief's word count complies with the Court's length limit.
Form 9. Application for Attorneys' Fees
Attorneys: use Form 9 to accompany your motion for attorney's fees.
Use Form 10 to request costs within 14 days from the opinion or memorandum's file date.
Form 11. Certificate of Compliance for Petitions for Rehearing or Responses
Use Form 11 to certify that your petition for rehearing or response to petition for rehearing complies with the Court's length limit.
Pro se litigants: use Form 12 to ask permission to file a second or successive habeas corpus petition or motion.
Form 13. Streamlined Request for Extension of Fime to File Brief
Pro se litigants: if you file only in paper, use Form 13 to request a first extension of time to file a brief, up to 30 days.
Form 14. Motion for Extension of Time
Use Form 14 to request an extension of time to file document other than a brief or to file a brief when a streamlined extension is unavailable (such as a request of more than 30 days).
Form 15. Certificate of Service for Electronic Filing
Use Form 15 to certify that you served your electronic filing if it will not be served via the Electronic Filing system (use Form 25 if you file only in paper).
Form 16. Circuit Rule 27-3 Certificate for Emergency Motion
Use Form 16 to accompany your emergency motion.
Form 18. Certificate for Paper Copy of Electronic Brief
Use Form 18 to certify that the paper copies of your brief match the electronically filed version.
Use Form 19 if sealing a document or case is required by a statute or procedural rule.
Form 20. Notice of Intent to Unseal
Use Form 20 if you do not intend to ask that a document that was sealed in a lower court or agency remain under seal in this Court.
Form 21. Court Reporter Motion for Extension of Time to File Transcript
Court reporters: use Form 21 to ask for an extension of time to file a transcript.
Form 22. Notice of Change of Address
Pro se litigants: if you file only in paper, use Form 22 to notify the Court if your address has changed.
Form 23. CJA Financial Affidavit
Use Form 23 to support a request to waive fees or a motion for appointment of counsel in a criminal or habeas corpus case (use Form 4 in a civil case).
Form 24. Motion for Appointment of Counsel
Pro se litigants: use Form 24 if you do not have a lawyer and want to ask the Court to appoint a lawyer for you.
Form 25. Certificate of Service for Paper Filing
Pro se litigants: if you file only in paper, use Form 25 to certify that you are serving the other parties with a copy of your document.
Use Form 26 to notify the Court that a case, motion, or petition for rehearing has been pending for longer than a prescribed time.
Pro se litigants: use Form 27 to ask the Court to file a motion for any relief other than for an extension of time, to waive the fees, or for appointment of counsel (see Forms 13, 14, 4, 23, and 24).
Form 28. Response to Motion or Court Order
Use Form 28 to respond to a motion filed by another party or a Court order directing a response.
Form 29. Request for Docket Sheet, Document, or Rules
Pro se litigants: if you file only in paper, use Form 29 to request a copy of a docket sheet or document filed in a case in which you are a party, or a copy of the Court's rules.
Form 30. Appellate Electronic Filing Exemption Form
Attorneys and court reporters: use Form 30 to request an exemption from Appellate Electronic Filing.
Form 31. Application and Oath for Admission
Attorneys: use Form 31 to apply for admission to the bar of this Court.
Form 32. Response to Notice of Case Being Considered for Oral Argument
Attorneys: use Form 32 to advise the Court of any unavoidable conflicts that would prevent you from appearing on one of the dates under consideration for oral argument.
Form 33. Certificate of Mailing for Pro Se Inmates
Pro Se litigants who are incarcerated or detained, use Form 33 to certify when your notice of appeal or other filing was delivered to prison officials for forwarding to the Court.
Form 34. Disclosure Statement Under FRAP 26.1 and Circuit Rule 26.1-1
Use Form 34 to submit the disclosures required by FRAP 26.1 and Circuit Rule 26.1-1.
AO 291. Application for Fees and Other Expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act
Attorneys: use this form in addition to Form 9 to request attorneys' fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act.
Appellant's Informal Opening Brief Form
Pro se litigants: use this form to file an opening brief in your appeal.
Appellant's Informal Reply Brief Form
Pro se litigants: use this form to file a reply brief in your appeal.
Certification for Law Student Representation
Law students: use this form to certify your eligibility and authorization to practice in this Court.
Client Authorization for Law Student Representation
Law students: use this form to certify your authorization to represent a party in this Court.
Petitioner's Informal Opening Brief Form - Immigration Agency
Pro se litigants: use this form to file an opening brief in your immigration petition for review.
Petitioner's Informal Opening Brief Form - Non-Immigration Agency
Pro se litigants: use this form to file an opening brief in your non-immigration petition for review.
Petitioner's Informal Reply Brief Form
Pro se litigants: use this form to file a reply brief in your petition for review.
Attorneys: use this form to sign up for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Pro Bono program and submit to your local district coordinator.