8th Cir. R. 30A

(a) Scope.

(1) SOCIAL SECURITY APPEALS. Three copies of the

administrative agency record must be filed in social security

cases.

(2) PRO SE APPEALS. In all pro se appeals, the entire district

court record is available for review. If the record is available in

electronic format, the court will review the electronic version

of the record. At the time a pro se notice of appeal is filed, the

clerk of the district court must transmit to the clerk of this court

the originals or paper copies of those portions of the original

record which are not available through PACER, such as

documentary exhibits, administrative records and state court

files.

(3) IMMIGRATION CASES. The agency is responsible for

filing the Administrative Record, and must do so electronically

within the time established by the briefing schedule order. No

appendices are required in immigration cases, and all references

to the record in pleadings and briefs must be to the relevant page

in the electronic Administrative Record.

(b) Methods of Preparing the Record on Appeal.

(1) AGREED STATEMENT AS THE RECORD ON

APPEAL. See FRAP 10(d).

(2) JOINT APPENDIX. See FRAP 30(a) & (b).

Appellant must file 3 copies of the appendix with the brief.

(3) SEPARATE APPENDICES. Appellants may dispense

with the process of preparing a joint appendix as set forth in

FRAP 30(a) and (b) and submit a separate appendix with the

opening brief. Appellant must notify the clerk and all opposing

parties in writing of the decision to prepare and file a separate

appendix within 14 days after filing the notice of appeal.

Appellant must also order the transcript according to FRAP

10(b).

Appellees m ay file a separate appendix containing material

not included in the appellant's appendix. Appellee must refer

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to record material found in appellant's separate appendix

rather than duplicating the material.

Separate appendices must conform to FRAP 32(b) and must be

fully indexed and consecutively paginated.

Each party must file 3 copies of its separate appendix with its

brief.

(4) SUPPLEMENTAL APPENDIX. If the parties conclude

after the opening briefs have been filed that relevant material

has been omitted from the joint appendix, they may agree to

file a supplemental appendix. In the absence of agreement,

either party may move this court for permission to file a

supplemental appendix.

In rendering judgment on appeal, this court may rely on any

portion of the original record of the district court or the agency

proceedings including portions not included in the designated

record.

(c) Costs. The prevailing party may recover in this court the costs of

reproducing the required number of copies of the appendix. Costs for

producing the transcript may be recovered in the district court.

Unless the parties agree otherwise, the appellant must pay the cost of

producing the joint appendix. The appellee, however, must advance to

the appellant the cost of including parts of the record designated by

appellee that the appellant deems unnecessary to determine the issues

on appeal. If appellee prevails on appeal, the costs the appellee has

advanced are recoverable. The cost of appellee's separate appendix is

also recoverable.

The court will deny costs to parties who have caused unnecessary

material to be inserted into the record. Any attorney who multiplies

the proceedings in a case unreasonably and vexatiously may be held

personally responsible by the court for excess costs according to

28 U.S.C. § 1927 and may be subject to disciplinary sanctions.

Cross-References: FRAP 10, 11, 25 (filing and service), 26

computation of time), 28, 30, 32; 8th Cir. R.

11A; 28 U.S.C. § 1927.

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