The Ninth Circuit invites public comment on proposed Circuit Rule changes regarding habeas corpus appeals and certificate of service requirements. Comments are due by April 30, 2018.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2071(b), comments are invited on proposed revisions to Circuit Rules 22-1 through 22-6, Habeas Corpus Appeals; and Circuit Rule 25-5(f), Certificate of Service Requirement. The proposed changes are primarily designed to clarify language and mirror existing practice, and to bring the rules into conformity with FRAP planned revisions for December 2018 that will place limits on stays of mandates in some circumstances and will eliminate a certificate of service requirement for electronically filed documents. If ultimately approved by the Court, these rules would become effective December 1, 2018.