Rule · Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 — Citing Judicial Dispositions
Fed. R. App. P. 32.1
- Type
- Rule
- Source
- Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2026-10-22
- Current through
- Nov 3, 2026 (Office of the Law Revision Counsel)
(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of federal judicial opinions, orders, judgments, or other written dispositions that have been: (i) designated as “unpublished,” “not for publication,” “non-precedential,” “not precedent,” or the like; and (ii) issued on or after January 1, 2007.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.
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Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 — Citing Judicial Dispositions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(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of federal judicial opinions, orders, judgments, or other written dispositions that have been: (i) designated as “unpublished,” “not for publication,” “non-precedential,” “not precedent,” or the like; and (ii) issued on or after January 1, 2007.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.