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Fed. R. App. P. 32.1
Citing Judicial Dispositions
(a) Citation Permitted. A court may not prohibit or restrict the
citation of federal judicial opinions, orders, judgments, or other
written dispositions that have been:
(i) designated as ‘‘unpublished,’’ ‘‘not for publication,’’ ‘‘non-precedential,’’ ‘‘not precedent,’’ or the like; and
(ii) issued on or after January 1, 2007.
(b) Copies Required. If a party cites a federal judicial opinion,
order, judgment, or other written disposition that is not available
in a publicly accessible electronic database, the party must file
and serve a copy of that opinion, order, judgment, or disposition
with the brief or other paper in which it is cited.
(As added Apr. 12, 2006, eff. Dec. 1, 2006.)
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