Rule · Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Fed. R. App. P. 36 — Entry of Judgment; Notice
Fed. R. App. P. 36
- Type
- Rule
- Source
- Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2026-10-22
- Current through
- Nov 10, 2026 (Office of the Law Revision Counsel)
(a) Entry. A judgment is entered when it is noted on the docket. The clerk must prepare, sign, and enter the judgment: (1) after receiving the court’s opinion—but if settlement of the judgment’s form is required, after final settlement; or (2) if a judgment is rendered without an opinion, as the court instructs. (b) Notice. On the date when judgment is entered, the clerk must serve on all parties a copy of the opinion—or the judgment, if no opinion was written—and a notice of the date when the judgment was entered.
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Fed. R. App. P. 36 — Entry of Judgment; Notice is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) Entry. A judgment is entered when it is noted on the docket. The clerk must prepare, sign, and enter the judgment: (1) after receiving the court’s opinion—but if settlement of the judgment’s form is required, after final settlement; or (2) if a judgment is rendered without an opinion, as the court instructs. (b) Notice. On the date when judgment is entered, the clerk must serve on all parties a copy of the opinion—or the judgment, if no opinion was written—and a notice of the date when the judgment was entered.