Rule · Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Rule 32.1. Citing Judicial Dispositions
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure § 32.1
- Type
- Rule
- Source
- Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2026-07-10
- Topic
- general
Rule 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of federal judicial opinions, orders, judgments, or other written dispositions that have been: (i) designated as "unpublished," "not for publication," "non-precedential," "not precedent," or the like; and (ii) issued on or after January 1, 2007.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.
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Rule32.1. Citing Judicial Dispositions
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of federal judicial opinions, orders, judgments, or other written dispositions that have been:(i)designated as "unpublished," "not for publication," "non-precedential," "not precedent," or the like; and(ii)issued on or after January 1, 2007.(b) Copies Required.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.