Appeal Forms
| Source: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals |
| NUMBER | DESCRIPTION |
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| Form 17 | Statement of Related Cases Microsoft Word version of Form 17Use Form 17 to state in your brief whether there are any related cases. Instructions for Form 17 |
| 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. Instructions for Form 18 |
| Form 19 | Notice of Sealing Use Form 19 if sealing a document or case is required by a statute or procedural rule. Instructions for Form 19 |
| 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. Instructions for Form 20 |
| 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. Instructions for Form 21 |
| 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). Instructions for Form 23 |
| 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. Instructions for Form 24 |
| Form 25 | Certificate of Service for Paper Filing Microsoft Word version of Form 25 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. |
| Form 26 | Notice of Delay Use Form 26 to notify the Court that a case, motion, or petition for rehearing has been pending for longer than a prescribed time. Instructions for Form 26 |
| Form 27 | Generic Motion 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). Instructions for Form 27 |
| 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. Instructions for Form 28 |
| 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. Instructions for Form 29 |
| 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. Instructions for Form 31 |
| 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. Instructions for Form 32 |
| AO 291 | Application for Fees and Other Expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act Attorneys: use this form to request attorneys' fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act. |
| Appellant's Informal Opening Brief Form Microsoft Word version of Appellant's Informal Brief Pro se litigants: use this form to file an opening brief in your appeal. |
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| Petitioner's Informal Opening Brief Form - Immigration Agency Microsoft Word version of Immigration Petitioner's Informal Brief Pro se litigants: use this form to file an opening brief in your immigration petition for review. |
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