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authority type
rule
jurisdiction
federal_nationwide
publication status
official_current_rules
precedential status
binding_national_procedural_rules
subsequent history
Official rules pamphlet amended through December 1, 2025; the 2025 amendments affected Rules 6 and 39, not Rules 3, 4, or 22.
negative treatment status
Current official Judiciary rules checked 2026-08-25.
material limitations
Actual deadline calculation requires the parties, judgment date, postjudgment motions, inmate filing facts, and local rules.

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Linked modules

Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 3, 4, and 22

Propositions supported

  • Rule 3(a)(1) requires the notice of appeal to be filed with the district clerk.
  • Rule 4(a)(1) supplies the civil appeal-period branches.
  • Rule 4(b)(1)(A) supplies the ordinary defendant's criminal appeal period.
  • Rule 4(b)(4) and Rule 4(c) govern a possible extension and inmate filing.
  • Rule 22(b)(1) tracks the state-process-habeas and § 2255 COA categories.
  • Rule 22(b)(3) exempts a government actor's appeal from a COA requirement.

Material limitations

Actual calendaring requires the parties, entry date, postjudgment motions, inmate-filing facts, and local rules. The 2025 amendments affected Rules 6 and 39, not the rules used here.

Official source

U.S. Courts rules pamphlet amended through December 1, 2025: https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf