4th Cir. R. 26.1

(a) Disclosure Requirements Applicable to Parties and Proposed Intervenors.

(1) Who Must File.

(A) Civil, Agency, Bankruptcy, and Mandamus Cases. A party or proposed intervenor

in a civil, agency, bankruptcy, or mandamus case, other than the United States or a

party proceeding in forma pauperis, must file a disclosure statement, except that a

state or local government is not required to file a disclosure statement in a case in

which the opposing party is proceeding without counsel.

(B) Criminal and Post-Conviction Cases with Corporate Party. A corporate party in a

criminal or post-conviction case must file a disclosure statement.

(C) Criminal Cases with Organizational Victim. Absent a showing of good cause, the

government must file a disclosure statement in a criminal case in which there is an

organizational victim.

(2) Information to Be Disclosed by Parties and Proposed Intervenors.

(A) Information Required by FRAP 26.1. A party or proposed intervenor must make the

disclosures required by FRAP 26.1.

(B) Information About Other Financial Interests. A party or proposed intervenor must

identify any publicly held corporation, whether or not a party to the present

litigation, that has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the litigation by reason

of a franchise, lease, other profit sharing agreement, insurance, or indemnity

agreement, or state that there is no such corporation.

(C) Information About Other Publicly Held Legal Entities. Whenever required by

FRAP 26.1 or this rule to disclose information about a corporation that has issued

shares to the public, a party or proposed intervenor shall also disclose information

about similarly situated master limited partnerships, real estate investment trusts, or

other legal entities whose shares are publicly held or traded, or state that there are

no such entities.

(D) Information About Trade Association Members. A trade association proceeding as

a party or proposed intervenor must identify any publicly held member whose stock

or equity value could be affected substantially by the outcome of the proceeding or

whose claims the trade association is pursuing in a representative capacity, or state

that there is no such member.

(b) Disclosure Requirements Applicable to Corporate Amicus Curiae.

(1) Who Must File. If an amicus curiae is a corporation, the amicus curiae brief must

include a disclosure statement.

(2) Information to Be Disclosed by Corporate Amicus Curiae. A corporate amicus curiae

must disclose the same information that sections (a)(2)(A), (B) & (C) require parties to

disclose.

(c) Form. The disclosure statement shall be on a form provided by the clerk. A negative

statement is required if a filer has no disclosures to make.

(d) Time of Filing. A party's disclosure statement must be filed within 14 days of docketing of

the appeal, unless earlier pleadings are submitted for the Court's consideration, in which

case the disclosure statement shall be filed at that time.

(e) Amendment. Filers are required to amend their disclosure statements when necessary to

maintain their current accuracy.