Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 — Citing Judicial Dispositions

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(a) Citation Permitted. A court may not prohibit or restrict the citation of federal judicial opinions, orders, judgments, or other written dispositions that have been:

(i) designated as ‘‘unpublished,’’ ‘‘not for publication,’ ‘‘nonprecedential,’’ ‘‘not precedent,’’ or the like; and

(ii) issued on or after January 1, 2007.

(b) Copies Required. If a party cites a federal judicial opinion, order, judgment, or other written disposition that is not available in a publicly accessible electronic database, the party must file and serve a copy of that opinion, order, judgment, or disposition with the brief or other paper in which it is cited.

Notes and Comments

(As added Apr. 12, 2006, eff. Dec. 1, 2006.)

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