Fed. R. App. P. 48

(a) Appointment; Powers. A court of appeals may appoint a special master to hold hearings, if necessary, and to recommend factual findings and disposition in matters ancillary to proceedings

in the court. Unless the order referring a matter to a master

specifies or limits the master’s powers, those powers include, but

are not limited to, the following:

(1) regulating all aspects of a hearing;

(2) taking all appropriate action for the efficient performance of the master’s duties under the order;

(3) requiring the production of evidence on all matters embraced in the reference; and

(4) administering oaths and examining witnesses and parties.

(b) Compensation. If the master is not a judge or court employee, the court must determine the master’s compensation and

whether the cost is to be charged to any party.

(As amended Apr. 29, 1994, eff. Dec. 1, 1994; Apr. 24, 1998, eff. Dec.

1, 1998.)

(51)

APPENDIX OF FORMS

Form 1A. Notice of Appeal to a Court of Appeals From a Judgment

of a District Court

United States District Court for the lllllllllllllll

District of lllllllllll

Docket Number lllllllll

A.B., Plaintiff

v. # Notice of Appeal

C.D., Defendant

lll(name all parties taking the appeal) * appeal to the United

States Court of Appeals for the lll Circuit from the final judgment entered on ll (state the date the judgment was entered).

(s)llllllllllll

Attorney for llllll

Address: llllllll

[Note to inmate filers: If you are an inmate confined in an institution and you seek the

timing benefit of Fed. R. App. P. 4(c)(1), complete Form 7 (Declaration of Inmate Filing)

and file that declaration with this Notice of Appeal.]

* See Rule 3(c) for permissible ways of identifying appellants.

(As added Apr. 14, 2021, eff. Dec. 1, 2021.)

Form 1B. Notice of Appeal to a Court of Appeals From an Appealable Order of a District Court

United States District Court for the lllllllllllllll

District of lllllllllll

Docket Number lllllllll

A.B., Plaintiff

v. # Notice of Appeal

C.D., Defendant

lll(name all parties taking the appeal) * appeal to the United

States Court of Appeals for the lll Circuit from the order

lllll (describe the order) entered on ll(state the date the

order was entered).

(s)llllllllllll

Attorney for llllll

Address: llllllll

[Note to inmate filers: If you are an inmate confined in an institution and you seek the

timing benefit of Fed. R. App. P. 4(c)(1), complete Form 7 (Declaration of Inmate Filing)

and file that declaration with this Notice of Appeal.]

* See Rule 3(c) for permissible ways of identifying appellants.

(As added Apr. 14, 2021, eff. Dec. 1, 2021.)

52 Form 2 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE

Form 2. Notice of Appeal to a Court of Appeals From a Decision of

the United States Tax Court

United States Tax Court

Washington, D.C.

Docket No.llll

A.B., Petitioner

v.

Commissioner of # Notice of Appeal

Internal Revenue,

Respondent

lll(here name all parties taking the appeal) * appeal to the

United States Court of Appeals for the lll Circuit from the decision entered on llll (state the date the decision was entered).

(s)llllllllllll

Attorney for llllll

Address: llllllll

* See Rule 3(c) for permissible ways of identifying appellants.

(As amended Apr. 22, 1993, eff. Dec. 1, 1993; Mar. 27, 2003, eff. Dec.

1, 2003; Apr. 14, 2021, eff. Dec. 1, 2021.)

Form 3. Petition for Review of Order of an Agency, Board, Commission or Officer

United States Court of Appeals for the lllllllll Circuit

A.B., Petitioner

v. # Petition for Review

XYZ Commission, Respondent

lll(here name all parties bringing the petition) *lll hereby

petition the court for review of the Order of the XYZ Commission

(describe the order) entered on lllll, 20l.

(s)lllllllllllll,

Attorney for Petitioners

Address:lllllllll

* See Rule 15.

(As amended Apr. 22, 1993, eff. Dec. 1, 1993; Mar. 27, 2003, eff. Dec.

1, 2003.)

53 Form 4 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE

Form 4. Affidavit Accompanying Motion for Permission to Appeal

In Forma Pauperis

54 Form 4 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE

55 Form 4 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE

56 Form 4 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE

57 Form 4 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE

58 Form 4 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE

(As amended Apr. 24, 1998, eff. Dec. 1, 1998; Apr. 28, 2010, eff. Dec.

1, 2010; Apr. 16, 2013, eff. Dec. 1, 2013; Apr. 26, 2018, eff. Dec. 1, 2018.)

59 Form 5 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE

Form 5. Notice of Appeal to a Court of Appeals From a Judgment

or Order of a District Court or a Bankruptcy Appellate Panel

Notice of Appeal to United States Court of Appeals for the

llllll Circuit

llllllll, the plaintiff [or defendant or other party] appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the llllll

Circuit from the final judgment [or order or decree] of the district

court for the district of llllll [or bankruptcy appellate

panel of the llllll circuit], entered in this case on

llllll, 20 ll [here describe the judgment, order, or decree]

llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

The parties to the judgment [or order or decree] appealed from

and the names and addresses of their respective attorneys are as

follows:

Dated llllllllllll

Signed llllllllllll

Attorney for Appellant

Address: lllllllllll

llllllllllllllll

[Note to inmate filers: If you are an inmate confined in an institution and you seek the

timing benefit of Fed. R. App. P. 4(c)(1), complete Form 7 (Declaration of Inmate Filing)

and file that declaration along with this Notice of Appeal.]

(As added Apr. 25, 1989, eff. Dec. 1, 1989; amended Mar. 27, 2003, eff.

Dec. 1, 2003; Apr. 28, 2016, eff. Dec. 1, 2016.)

60 Form 6 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE

Form 6. Certificate of Compliance With Type-Volume Limit

(As added Apr. 29, 2002, eff. Dec. 1, 2002; amended Apr. 28, 2016, eff.

Dec. 1, 2016.)

61 Form 7 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE

Form 7. Declaration of Inmate Filing

llllllllllllllllllllllllll

[insert name of court; for example,

United States District Court for the District of Minnesota]

A.B., Plaintiff

v. # Case No.llll

C.D., Defendant

I am an inmate confined in an institution. Today, llll [insert

date], I am depositing the llll [insert title of document; for example, ‘‘notice of appeal’’] in this case in the institution’s internal

mail system. First-class postage is being prepaid either by me or

by the institution on my behalf.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and

correct (see 28 U.S.C. § 1746; 18 U.S.C. § 1621).

Sign your name herellllllllllll

Signed on llllllll[insert date]

[Note to inmate filers: If your institution has a system designed for legal mail, you must

use that system in order to receive the timing benefit of Fed. R. App. P. 4(c)(1) or Fed. R.

App. P. 25(a)(2)(A)(iii).]

(As added Apr. 28, 2016, eff. Dec. 1, 2016; amended Apr. 26, 2018, eff.

Dec. 1, 2018.)

62 APPENDIX FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE

63 APPENDIX FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE

(As added Apr. 28, 2016, eff. Dec. 1, 2016; amended Apr. 2, 2024, eff.

Dec. 1, 2024.)

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