UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT NON-CRIMINAL CASE MANAGEMENT CHECKLIST FOR USE BY ATTORNEYS AND LITIGANTS Short Case Caption _________________________________ U.S.C.A. _____________________________ CURRENT DUE DATE ACTUAL COMPLETION DATE No. EVENT 1. File Notice of Appeal 2. Appellant files civil appeals docketing statement, if applicable 3. Satisfy U.S. Court of Appeals’ docket fee 4. Transmit docket entries & Notice of Appeal [from trial court clerk to U.S. Court of Appeals] 5. Case docketed; docketing letter transmitted [by clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals] 6. Briefing schedule order filed and transmitted [by clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals] 7. Appellant identifies portions of transcript necessary for appeal and notifies Appellee; or notifies Appellee that no transcripts are requested 8. Appellee selects portions of transcript necessary for appellee and notifies Appellant 9. Appellant designates and orders all portions of transcript necessary for appeal or notifies district court no transcripts will be ordered 10. Appellant notifies U.S. Court of Appeals that transcript has been ordered or no transcript will be ordered 11. Notification of transcript ordering [by court reporter] 12. Completion and filing of court reporter’s transcript [by court reporter] 13. Submission of certificate of record [by trial court clerk] 14. Submission of Appellant’s opening brief and excerpt of record 15. Submission of Appellee’s brief 16. Transmission of reporter’s transcript and, if requested, the clerk’s record on appeal 17. Submission of Appellant’s reply brief (optional) 18. Calendaring 19. Issuance of hearing notice 20. Hearing 21. Submission 22. Decision 23. Filing of petition for rehearing (optional) 24. Issuance of mandate 25. Petition for writ of certiorari (to U.S. Supreme Court) [by trial court clerk] [by clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals] American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com updated 2/2003