Filing Resources

The Clerk’s Office has prepared the following materials to assist litigants and counsel appearing before the Federal Circuit. In using these materials, litigants should always review the relevant portions of the Federal Circuit Rules of Practice and Electronic Filing Procedures.

• Common Filing Errors (pdf)
• Events and Reliefs List (pdf)
• Guidance on Oral Argument Scheduling Conflicts (pdf)
• Guide for Unrepresented Parties (pdf)
• Information Sheet: Filing a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (pdf)
• Information Sheet: Life of an Appeal (pdf)
• Information Sheet: Petitions for Rehearing and Petitions for Hearing and Rehearing En Banc (pdf)
• Quick Reference: Appendix Requirements (pdf)
• Quick Reference: Confidential Documents (pdf)
• Quick Reference: Electronic Filing (pdf)
• Quick Reference: Formal Brief Requirements (pdf)
• Sample Brief Cover (District Court Case) (pdf)
• Sample Brief Cover (Agency – MSPB Case) (pdf)