Federal Circuit Proposes Host of Court Rules of Practice Changes
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a Sept. 2 notice laid out 17 proposed amendments to its rules of practice that, if adopted, would take effect Dec. 1. Public comments on the proposed amendments are due by Oct. 3.
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The amendments include, among others, reducing the number of paper copies required on rehearing or hearing en banc; clarifying that requests for reconsideration must be filed as rehearing petitions with limited exceptions; eliminating the need for a separate briefing schedule for an informal briefing; and clarifying that settlement discussion obligations do not apply to appellate intervenors. Some amendments align other parts of the rules to adapt to the new changes.