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Forms and instructions for the Second Circuit

 
 

Format

Attorneys
   Acknowledgement and notice of appearance form
      and instructions

PDF

 

   Acknowledgement and notice of appearance instructions PDF HTML
   Attorney admission application form and instructions PDF  
   Affidavit/affirmation for removal of record PDF  
   Attorney admission instructions

PDF

HTML

   Attorney renewal application form and instructions

PDF

 

   Attorney renewal instructions PDF HTML
   Law student practice form

PDF

   Notice of appearance form and instructions for
      substitute, additional, or amicus counsel

PDF

 

   Notice of appearance instructions for substitute,
      additional, or amicus counsel instructions

PDF

HTML

 
Bill of costs
   Verified itemized bill of costs

PDF

 
Case initiation
   Form A Criminal notice of appeal PDF
   Form C Civil appeal pre-argument statement PDF
   Form C-A Agency appeal pre-argument statement PDF
 
Civil Appeals Management Plan (CAMP)
   Form C Civil appeal pre-argument statement PDF
   Form C-A Agency appeal pre-argument statement PDF
   Post-CAMP survey Link
 
CJA and appointed counsel
   AO 291 Application for fees under EAJA PDF
   Attorney Breakdown Form for Capital Cases PDF
   Attorney Breakdown Form for Non-Capital Cases PDF
   CJA Form 20 Appointment of and authority to pay
      court-appointed counsel
PDF
   CJA Form 20 Instructions PDF

HTML

   CJA Form 21 Authorization and voucher for expert and other
      services
PDF
   CJA Form 21 Instructions PDF HTML
   CJA Form 23 Financial affidavit in support of request for
      attorney, expert, or other court services without payment
      of fee
PDF
   CJA Form 24 Authorization and voucher for payment of
      transcript
PDF
   CJA Form 24 Instructions PDF HTML
   CJA Form 26 Supplemental information statement for a
      compensation claim in excess of the statutory case
      compensation minimum; District Court
PDF
   CJA Form 26a Guidance to attorneys in drafting the
      memorandum required for a compensation claim in excess
      of the case compensation maximum: District Court
PDF HTML
   CJA Form 27 Compensation claim in excess of the statutory
      case compensation maximum: Court of Appeals
PDF
   CJA Form 27a Guidance to attorneys in drafting the
      memorandum required for a compensation claim in excess
      of the case compensation maximum: Court of Appeals
PDF HTML
   CJA Form 30 Death penalty proceedings: appointment of and
      authority to pay court-appointed counsel
PDF
   CJA Form 30 Instructions PDF HTML
   CJA Form 31 Death penalty proceedings: ex parte request for
      authorization and voucher expert and other services
PDF
   CJA Form 31 Instructions PDF HTML
   District Court Out of court hourly worksheet PDF  
   Second Circuit Attorney statement in support of CJA
      compensation exceeding the statutory maximum
PDF  
   Second Circuit Other expense worksheet PDF  
   Second Circuit Out of court hourly worksheet PDF  
 
FRAP forms
   Form 1 Notice of appeal from District Court PDF
   Form 2 Notice of appeal from Tax Court PDF
   Form 3 Petition for review of agency order PDF
   Form 4 Affidavit with motion to proceed in forma
      pauperis
PDF
   Form 5 Notice of appeal from District Court or Bankruptcy
      Appellate Panel
PDF
   Form 6 Certificate of compliance with Rule 32(a) PDF
 
In forma pauperis
   Financial affidavit in support of a motion to proceed in
      forma pauperis

PDF

 
Instructions for appealing a case in the Second Circuit
   How to appeal an agency case PDF HTML
   How to appeal a civil case PDF HTML
   How to appeal a criminal case PDF HTML
   How to appeal as a pro se party PDF HTML
   How to file a habeas corpus petition or appeal, second or
      successive petition, or civil rights appeal challenging
      a prisoner's detention
PDF HTML
   How to file an Anders brief PDF HTML
      Appendix A: Checklist for filing an Anders brief PDF  
 
Motions
   Form T-1080 Motion information statement

PDF

 
Oral argument
   Oral argument statement (Local Rule 34.1(a)) PDF
 
Pro se appeals and prisoner appeals
   CM/ECF pro se filing user request form

PDF

   Prisoner authorization form

PDF

   Pro se scheduling notification - agency cases

PDF

 
   Pro se scheduling notification - non-agency cases PDF  
 
Service
   Certificate of service

PDF

   Night depository form

PDF

HTML

 
Stipulations
   FRAP 42(b) Stipulation for premature appeal PDF
   FRAP 42(b) Stipulation with prejudice - all cases PDF  
   LR 42.1 Stipulation without prejudice - agency cases PDF  
   LR 42.1 Stipulation without prejudice - civil cases PDF  
 
Transcripts
   Form B Criminal appeal transcript information PDF
   Form D Civil appeal transcript information PDF
   Form D-P Civil appeal transcript information for
      pro se appellants
PDF

Last modified at 4/24/2013

 

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