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Fed. R. App. P. 32.1

Citing Judicial Dispositions

activein force · 2024-12-01 – presentact-effective-date

(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(i) designated as ‘‘unpublished,’’ ‘‘not for publication,’’ ‘‘non-precedential,’’ ‘‘not precedent,’’ or the like; and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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2026-08-19
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2026-08-19
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