4th Circuit Court of Appeals' Pro Se Handbook
Original Source: CA04.USCourts.gov
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| 000 |  | All-in-One | PDF/Page with the entire Pro Se Handbook (4th Circuit Court of Appeals). |
| 001 |  | Disclaimer | TBD's disclaimer on this re-printed handbook. |
| 002 |  | Citations | Full list of citations from this official manual |
Volume 0: Pro Se Procedures Guide
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| A00 | | Vol. 0 Chp. 0 | Volume 0 Chapter 0 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| A01 |  | Item 0.0.00 | Filing and Service |
| A02 | | Item 0.0.01 | New Appeals and Petitions |
| A03 | | Item 0.0.02 | Appeal Fees and Indigent Status |
| A04 | | Item 0.0.03 | Appearance, Disclosure & Docketing Statements |
| A05 | | Item 0.0.04 | Transcript |
| A06 | | Item 0.0.05 | Record on Appeal |
| A07 | | Item 0.0.06 | Sealed and Confidential Materials |
| A08 | | Item 0.0.07 | Motions, Responses & Replies |
| A09 | | Item 0.0.08 | Motions for Certificate of Appealability |
| A10 | | Item 0.0.09 | Informal Briefing |
| A11 | | Item 0.0.10 | Appointment of Counsel for Formal Briefing and Oral... |
| A12 | | Item 0.0.11 | Opinion and Judgment |
| A13 | | Item 0.0.12 | Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Petitions |
| A14 | | Item 0.0.13 | Costs and Attorney's Fees |
| A15 | | Item 0.0.14 | Mandate |
| A16 | | Item 0.0.15 | Pro Se Forms |
Volume 1: General Provisions
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| B00 | | Vol. 1 Chp. 1 | Volume 1 Chapter 1 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| B01 | | Item 1.1.01 | Admission Required |
| B02 | | Item 1.1.02 | Eligibility Requirements |
| B03 | | Item 1.1.03 | Application for Admission |
| B04 | | Item 1.1.04 | eFiling Registration |
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| C00 | | Vol. 1 Chp. 2 | Volume 1 Chapter 2 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| C01 | | Item 1.2.01 | Electronic Filing and Service by Counsel |
| C02 | | Item 1.2.02 | Paper Filing and Service by Pro Se Litigants |
| C03 | | Item 1.2.03 | Certificates of Service |
| C04 | | Item 1.2.04 | Computation of Time |
| C05 | | Item 1.2.05 | Deadlines Running from Service of a Document |
| C06 | | Item 1.2.06 | Specific Documents (chart) |
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| D00 | | Vol. 1 Chp. 3 | Volume 1 Chapter 3 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| D01 | | Item 1.3.01 | Calculation of Deadlines |
| D02 | | Item 1.3.02 | Initial Documents |
| D03 | | Item 1.3.03 | Motions |
| D04 | | Item 1.3.04 | Briefing & Calendaring |
| D05 | | Item 1.3.05 | Post-Decision |
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| E00 | | Vol. 1 Chp. 4 | Volume 1 Chapter 4 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| E01 | | Item 1.4.01 | Internet Availability of Docket & Documents |
| E02 | | Item 1.4.02 | Federal Rules of Procedure |
| E03 | | Item 1.4.03 | Judicial Conference Privacy Policy |
| E04 | | Item 1.4.04 | Local Rule 25(c) |
| E05 | | Item 1.4.05 | Sealed Volume of Appendix/Supplemental Appendix |
| E06 | | Item 1.4.06 | Sealed Version of Brief |
| E07 | | Item 1.4.07 | Sealed Version of Motions and Other Documents |
| E08 | | Item 1.4.08 | Motions to Seal |
| E09 | | Item 1.4.09 | Highly Sensitive Documents |
Volume 2: Initial Requirements
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| F00 | | Vol. 2 Chp. 1 | Volume 2 Chapter 1 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| F01 | | Item 2.1.01 | Final Judgment Rule |
| F02 | | Item 2.1.02 | Civil Appeals |
| F03 | | Item 2.1.03 | Criminal Appeals |
| F04 | | Item 2.1.04 | Content of Notice of Appeal |
| F05 | | Item 2.1.05 | Jurisdiction of District Court Pending Appeal |
| F06 | | Item 2.1.06 | Petitions for Permission to Appeal and Answers to Petition |
| F07 | | Item 2.1.07 | Mandamus Petitions and Answers |
| F08 | | Item 2.1.08 | Motions for Authorization to File Successive Post-Conviction Applications |
| F09 | | Item 2.1.09 | Petitions for Review |
| F10 | | Item 2.1.10 | Applications for Enforcement and Answers |
| F11 | | Item 2.1.11 | Tax Court Appeals |
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| G00 | | Vol. 2 Chp. 2 | Volume 2 Chapter 2 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| G01 | | Item 2.2.01 | Fee Payments |
| G02 | | Item 2.2.02 | Criminal Appeals & Criminal Justice Act Status |
| G03 | | Item 2.2.03 | Prisoner Civil Appeals & Prison Litigation Reform Act Status |
| G04 | | Item 2.2.04 | Civil Appeals & In Forma Pauperis Status |
| G05 | | Item 2.2.05 | Petitions for Permission to Appeal |
| G06 | | Item 2.2.06 | Petitions for Review of Agency Action |
| G07 | | Item 2.2.07 | Tax Court Appeals |
| G08 | | Item 2.2.08 | Petitions for Mandamus, Prohibition & Extraordinary Relief |
| G09 | | Item 2.2.09 | Prisoner Petitions for Mandamus, Prohibition & Extraordinary Relief |
| G10 | | Item 2.2.10 | Motions for Authorization to File Successive Habeas Corpus Applications |
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| H00 | | Vol. 2 Chp. 3 | Volume 2 Chapter 3 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| H01 | | Item 2.3.01 | Duty to Continue Representation |
| H02 | | Item 2.3.02 | Motions to Withdraw |
| H03 | | Item 2.3.03 | Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses |
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| I00 | | Vol. 2 Chp. 4 | Volume 2 Chapter 4 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| I01 | | Item 2.4.01 | Appearance of Counsel |
| I02 | | Item 2.4.02 | Disclosure of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests |
| I03 | | Item 2.4.03 | Docketing Statement |
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| J00 | | Vol. 2 Chp. 5 | Volume 2 Chapter 5 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| J01 | | Item 2.5.01 | Transcript Order |
| J02 | | Item 2.5.02 | Designation of Additional Parts of Transcript |
| J03 | | Item 2.5.03 | Ordering Additional Parts of Transcript |
| J04 | | Item 2.5.04 | Cross-Appeals |
| J05 | | Item 2.5.05 | Transcript Deadlines |
| J06 | | Item 2.5.06 | Transcript Format |
| J07 | | Item 2.5.07 | Transcript Redaction |
| J08 | | Item 2.5.08 | Statement of the Evidence When No Transcript is Available |
| J09 | | Item 2.5.09 | Compilation of the Record |
| J10 | | Item 2.5.10 | District Court Record in Pro Se Cases |
| J11 | | Item 2.5.11 | District Court Record in Counseled Cases |
| J12 | | Item 2.5.12 | Access of Counsel to District Court Record |
| J13 | | Item 2.5.13 | Exhibits |
| J14 | | Item 2.5.14 | Agreed Statement of the Record on Appeal |
| J15 | | Item 2.5.15 | Supplemental Records, Modification or Correction |
| J16 | | Item 2.5.16 | Administrative Record in Social Security Disability Appeals and Immigration Review Cases |
| J17 | | Item 2.5.17 | Record in Other Agency Review Cases |
| J18 | | Item 2.5.18 | Certified List |
| J19 | | Item 2.5.19 | Tax Court Records |
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| K00 | | Vol. 2 Chp. 6 | Volume 2 Chapter 6 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| K01 | | Item 2.6.01 | Local Rule 33 |
| K02 | | Item 2.6.02 | Briefing |
| K03 | | Item 2.6.03 | Confidentiality |
Volume 3: Motions
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| L00 | | Vol. 3 Chp. 1 | Volume 3 Chapter 1 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| L01 | | Item 3.1.01 | Motion Length & Content |
| L02 | | Item 3.1.02 | Statement Regarding Consent |
| L03 | | Item 3.1.03 | Response Length & Content |
| L04 | | Item 3.1.04 | Response Deadline |
| L05 | | Item 3.1.05 | Reply Length & Content |
| L06 | | Item 3.1.06 | Reply Deadline |
| L07 | | Item 3.1.07 | Format |
| L08 | | Item 3.1.08 | Clerk Orders |
| L09 | | Item 3.1.09 | Court Orders |
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| M00 | | Vol. 3 Chp. 2 | Volume 3 Chapter 2 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| M01 | | Item 3.2.01 | Motions for Stay or Injunction Pending Appeal |
| M02 | | Item 3.2.02 | Motions for Bail Pending Appeal |
| M03 | | Item 3.2.03 | Motions to Expedite |
| M04 | | Item 3.2.04 | Motions for Abeyance |
| M05 | | Item 3.2.05 | Motions to Intervene |
| M06 | | Item 3.2.06 | Motions to Dismiss |
| M07 | | Item 3.2.07 | Motions for Summary Affirmance or Reversal |
| M08 | | Item 3.2.08 | Motions to Submit on the Briefs |
| M09 | | Item 3.2.09 | Motions for Voluntary Dismissal |
Volume 4: Briefing
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| N00 | | Vol. 4 Chp. 1 | Volume 4 Chapter 1 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| N01 | | Item 4.1.01 | Use of Formal Briefing Schedule |
| N02 | | Item 4.1.02 | Briefing Schedule |
| N03 | | Item 4.1.03 | Extensions |
| N04 | | Item 4.1.04 | Failure to File Brief |
| N05 | | Item 4.1.05 | Leave to File Amicus Briefs |
| N06 | | Item 4.1.06 | Corrections |
| N07 | | Item 4.1.07 | Brief Citations to the Appendix (effective 07/15/2022) |
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| O00 | | Vol. 4 Chp. 2 | Volume 4 Chapter 2 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| O01 | | Item 4.2.01 | Intro |
| O02 | | Item 4.2.02 | Brief Contents |
| O03 | | Item 4.2.03 | Brief Format |
| O04 | | Item 4.2.04 | Joint Appendix Content |
| O05 | | Item 4.2.05 | Joint Appendix Format |
| O06 | | Item 4.2.06 | ECF Filing Events |
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| P00 | | Vol. 4 Chp. 3 | Volume 4 Chapter 3 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| P01 | | Item 4.3.01 | Use of Informal Briefing Schedule |
| P02 | | Item 4.3.02 | Informal Brief Content and Format |
| P03 | | Item 4.3.03 | No Appendix |
| P04 | | Item 4.3.04 | Informal Briefing Deadlines |
| P05 | | Item 4.3.05 | Informal Preliminary Briefing Deadlines |
| P06 | | Item 4.3.06 | Failure to File Brief |
| P07 | | Item 4.3.07 | Appointment of Counsel for Formal Briefing and Oral Argument |
Volume 5: Calendaring & Argument
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| Q00 | | Vol. 5 Chp. 1 | Volume 5 Chapter 1 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| Q01 | | Item 5.1.01 | Requesting Oral Argument |
| Q02 | | Item 5.1.02 | Pre-argument Review Panel |
| Q03 | | Item 5.1.03 | Tentative Calendaring of Cases for Argument |
| Q04 | | Item 5.1.04 | Calendaring of Cases for Argument |
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| R00 | | Vol. 5 Chp. 2 | Volume 5 Chapter 2 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| R01 | | Item 5.2.01 | Richmond Sessions |
| R02 | | Item 5.2.02 | Special Sessions |
| R03 | | Item 5.2.03 | Courthouse Security |
| R04 | | Item 5.2.04 | Electronic Device Policy |
| R05 | | Item 5.2.05 | Pre-argument Registration |
| R06 | | Item 5.2.06 | Argument Panel |
| R07 | | Item 5.2.07 | Argument Time |
| R08 | | Item 5.2.08 | Internet Availability of Argument Audio Files |
| R09 | | Item 5.2.09 | Intervenors |
| R10 | | Item 5.2.10 | Amicus |
| R11 | | Item 5.2.11 | Exhibits |
| R12 | | Item 5.2.12 | Seating |
| R13 | | Item 5.2.13 | Recess |
| R14 | | Item 5.2.14 | Greeting |
Volume 6: Decision & Post-Decision
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| S00 | | Vol. 6 Chp. 1 | Volume 6 Chapter 1 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| S01 | | Item 6.1.01 | Opinion Assignments |
| S02 | | Item 6.1.02 | Unpublished Opinions |
| S03 | | Item 6.1.03 | Citation of Unpublished Opinions |
| S04 | | Item 6.1.04 | Published Opinions |
| S05 | | Item 6.1.05 | Circulation of Opinions |
| S06 | | Item 6.1.06 | Issuance of Opinions |
| S07 | | Item 6.1.07 | Notice of Judgment |
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| T00 | | Vol. 6 Chp. 2 | Volume 6 Chapter 2 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| T01 | | Item 6.2.01 | Grounds for Rehearing |
| T02 | | Item 6.2.02 | Grounds for Hearing or Rehearing En Banc |
| T03 | | Item 6.2.03 | Length & Format of Petition |
| T04 | | Item 6.2.04 | Filing Period |
| T05 | | Item 6.2.05 | Submission to the Court |
| T06 | | Item 6.2.06 | Response |
| T07 | | Item 6.2.07 | Filing of Amicus Briefs During Consideration of Whether to Grant Rehearing |
| T08 | | Item 6.2.08 | Panel Rehearing |
| T09 | | Item 6.2.09 | Decision to Hear or Rehear a Case En Banc |
| T10 | | Item 6.2.10 | Poll |
| T11 | | Item 6.2.11 | Additional Briefing for En Banc Hearing or Rehearing |
| T12 | | Item 6.2.12 | Reproduction Costs for Briefs and Appendices Required for En Banc Review |
| T13 | | Item 6.2.13 | Panel Judgment Vacated |
| T14 | | Item 6.2.14 | Decision of Cases Heard or Reheard En Banc |
| T15 | | Item 6.2.15 | Effect of Petition on Time to Petition for Certiorari |
| T16 | | Item 6.2.16 | Papers Following Denial of Rehearing or Expiration of Rehearing Period |
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| U00 | | Vol. 6 Chp. 3 | Volume 6 Chapter 3 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| U01 | | Item 6.3.01 | To Whom Allowed |
| U02 | | Item 6.3.02 | Costs Taxable in the Court of Appeals |
| U03 | | Item 6.3.03 | Costs Taxable in the District Court |
| U04 | | Item 6.3.04 | Bill of Costs |
| U05 | | Item 6.3.05 | Objections to Bill of Costs |
| U06 | | Item 6.3.06 | Award of Costs |
| U07 | | Item 6.3.07 | Recovery of Costs |
| U08 | | Item 6.3.08 | Attorney's Fees |
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| V00 | | Vol. 6 Chp. 4 | Volume 6 Chapter 4 of USCA11's Pro Se Handbook. |
| V01 | | Item 6.4.01 | Nature and Effect |
| V02 | | Item 6.4.02 | Time of Issuance |
| V03 | | Item 6.4.03 | Staying the Mandate |
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