Rule 4 - DOCKET STATEMENT; SCHEDULING ORDER(A) Upon every appeal filed in the court of appeals, counsel of record for the appellant, or the appellant when unrepresented and acting pro se, shall complete a docket statement (criminal appeal - Form 1; civil appeal - Form 2) and file the completed docket statement with the notice of appeal in the trial court clerk's office as set forth in Loc.R. 3(A). The clerk of the trial court shall then forward the notice of appeal, the docket statement and the other items required by Loc.R. 3(C) to the clerk's office of the court of appeals within five (5) days. Failure to file a docket statement may result in dismissal of the appeal, or may result in assessing against the appellant such court costs as may be attributable to failure to file the docket statement.(B) Upon receipt of the notice of appeal and the docket statement, the court will cause a scheduling order to be issued pursuant to Loc.R. 7 directing when the record and the briefs are to be filed.(C) If necessary, the court administrator or the court mediation attorney may schedule a pre-scheduling order conference with counsel of record to resolve preliminary issues such as (1) the finality of the order being appealed, (2) the type of record to be filed, (3) the probable time required to complete preparation of the record on appeal, (4) the assignments of error and issues to be raised, (5) the time needed for briefing and oral argument, and (6) other matters of relevance to the appeal.Amended effective 2/3/2023.