As amended through October 30, 2024
Rule 2.041 - Docketing Statement(a) Time to File. Not later than 60 days after a notice of appeal or cross-appeal is filed in a district court, the appellant or cross-appellant must file with the clerk of the appellate courts a docketing statement, along with other documents required under Rule 2.04. A motion to docket an appeal out of time must state good cause for the failure to timely docket the appeal. (b) Service. A copy of the docketing statement must be served on all other parties to the appeal or cross-appeal. (c) Answer to Docketing Statement. If the statement of facts or issues in a docketing statement is insufficient to provide the court a fair summary of the facts or issues on appeal, an appellee or cross-appellee may file an answer to the docketing statement. The answer must be filed no later than 15 days after the filing of either:(1) a timely filed docketing statement or(2) the order granting a motion to docket out of time.(d) No Grounds for Relief. No party may file a motion based on the contents of a docketing statement or an answer to a docketing statement. (e) Form. A docketing statement and an answer to a docketing statement must be on the applicable judicial council form.New rule effective 10/1/1982; Am. effective 8/24/1988; Am. effective 2/8/1994; Am. effective 7/1/1997; Am. (6) effective 5/9/2005; Am. (b), effective 9/6/2005;Am. (c), effective 7/7/2008; Am. effective 7/1/2012; Am. (a) and (c) effective 12/19/2016; Am. effective 3/27/2019.