Rule 41 - Mandate: Contents; Issuance and Effective Date; Stay

13 Analyses of this statute by attorneys

  1. "Transfer" means transfer: LSTA CLO decision raises broader questions regarding U.S. risk retention rules

    Allen & Overy LLPAndrew Rhys DaviesFebruary 20, 2018

    After the expiration of this time, the court must wait 7 days before issuing its mandate (for a total of 52 days). Fed R. App. P. 41(b). Separately or following any en banc resolution, the Agencies generally have 90 days to seek Supreme Court review.

  2. Capital Defense Weekly, April 11, 2005

    Capital Defense NewsletterApril 11, 2005

    amicus brief in Kelley v. Crosby, a Florida capital case on the failure to disclose impeachment evidence; Kirkland & Ellis (Ken Starr again), as well as Goldstein & Howe, are counsel of record. On April 26, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Bell v. Thompson with the issue before the Court being whether or not the Sixth Circuit abused its discretion by withdrawing its opinion affirming the denial of habeas corpus relief six months after Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 41(d)(2)(D) made issuance of the mandate mandatory; more at the SCOTUSBlog. Kurdish leader and new Iraqi President Jalal Talabani indicates he will believes the death penalty is inappropriate even for Saddam Hussein.

  3. A U.S. View on the UPC – Part 6: Appeals

    Haug Partners LLPSeptember 20, 2023

    ” Id.61 UPC Agreement, Article 75(1).62 UPC Rules of Procedure, Rule 242(2)(a).63 UPC Agreement, Article 77(1); UPC Rules of Procedure, Rule 350(1)(g).64 UPC Agreement, Article 78(1).65 Federal Circuit Rules, Rule 36(a).66 UPC Agreement, Article 78(2); UPC Rules of Procedure, Rule 350(3).67 UPC Rules of Procedure, Rule 242(2)(b); UPC Agreement, Article 75(1) (“The Court of Appeal may in exceptional cases … refer the case back to the Court of First Instance for decision.”). If the UPC Court of Appeal refers the case back to the Court of First Instance, it must specify whether the same panel or a different panel (appointed by the presiding judge of the division) will “deal further with the action.” UPC Rules of Procedure, Rule 243(1).68 UPC Rules of Procedure, Rule 242(2)(b).69 UPC Agreement, Article 75(2). Similarly, Rule 243(2) states that the Court of First Instance “shall be bound by the decision of the Court of Appeal and its ratio decidendi.” UPC Rules of Procedure, Rule 243(2).70 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 41; 35 U.S.C. § 144.71 UPC Rules of Procedure, Rule 238A(1).72 UPC Rules of Procedure, Rule 238A(2).73 UPC Rules of Procedure, Rule 238A(3).74 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 35(a); Federal Circuit Rules, Rule 35.75 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 35(b); Federal Circuit Rules, Rule 35, Practice Notes.76 UPC Agreement, Article 81; UPC Rules of Procedure, Rule 245(1).77 UPC Agreement, Article 81(1)(b). Rule 247 arguably expands the circumstances in which rehearing can be granted, by enumerating other examples of a “fundamental procedural defect,” including a “fundamental violation” of Article 76, which requires the Court to “evaluate evidence freely and independently” and requires its decisions on the merits to be “based on grounds, facts, and evidence” in the record “on which the parties have had an opportunity to present their comments.” UPC Agreement, Articles 76(1)-(3); UPC Rules of Procedure, Rules 247(a)-(e). However, a party requesting rehearing based on a “fun

  4. No Stay, But Please Fix

    McDermott Will & EmeryGilbert SmolenskiNovember 6, 2020

    The Federal Circuit denied a stay, citing Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, which “provides that a motion for stay of the mandate ‘must show that the petition would present a substantial question and that there is good cause for a stay.’” Fed. R. App. P. 41(d)(1). The Court explained that a three-prong test determines whether a stay in a patent case is appropriate under this rule.

  5. American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. v. Neapco Holdings LLC (Fed. Cir. 2020)

    McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLPKevin NoonanOctober 27, 2020

    On Friday, the Court denied American Axle's motion to stay issuance of the Court's mandate while awaiting the Supreme Court's decision on its petition for certiorari. The Court's order cited the standard, under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 41(d)(1), that such a motion be granted only if "the petition would present a substantial question and that there is good cause for a stay." More specifically, an appellant must show:(1) a reasonable probability that four Justices will consider the issue sufficiently meritorious to grant certiorari; (2) a fair prospect that a majority of the Court will vote to reverse the judgment below; and (3) a likelihood that irreparable harm will result from the denial of a stay.

  6. 2019 Patent Trial and Appeal Board Key Practice Updates: A Year in Review

    McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLPGrantland DrutchasDecember 19, 2019

    The mandate in Arthrex will issue no earlier than December 23, 2019. Fed. R. App. P. 41(b). The U.S. Government has indicated it intends to file a rehearing request.

  7. Government to Request Arthrex Rehearing; Rush for Remands Slowed

    Jones DayJoseph (Joe) SauerNovember 20, 2019

    Fed. R. App. P. 40(a)(1). Fed. R. App. P. 41(b).

  8. Change is Coming! (to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure)

    Troutman Sanders LLPKeaton StonekingNovember 19, 2018

    ndix collects all the page-to-word limit changes in a single table. The changes also incorporate a new limitation to amicus briefs, which is discussed in the appellate section below.Finally, a new bankruptcy rule, 8018.1, authorizes a district court to treat a judgment of a bankruptcy court as proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law when the court finds the bankruptcy court lacked constitutional authority to enter a final judgment.Appellate ChangesAs mentioned above, a new limit is being placed on briefs of amicus curiae. FRAP 29 was amended to limit briefs of amicus curiae that would result in a judge’s disqualification and gives federal courts of appeals authority to strike or prohibit such amicus briefs. While several courts of appeals previously had local rules in place containing this restriction, the amendment makes this rule applicable to all federal courts of appeals.FRAP 28.1 and 31 were amended to extend the time to file an appellate reply brief to 21 days. Further, FRAP 41 was amended to require an order to stay a mandate and provides that a mandate stayed pending a petition for certiorari must issue immediately upon certiorari denial.

  9. Ten Questions and Nine Answers about PHH and the Future of the CFPB Director

    Morrison & Foerster LLPDonald LampeDecember 6, 2016

    When does the mandate issue, and does that matter? Under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 41(d)(1), the CFPB’s petition for rehearing has stayed issuance of the D.C. Circuit’s mandate.[4] If en banc review is granted, the D.C. Circuit’s rules provide that the judgment of the panel is vacated but not its opinion.

  10. Appeals Court Holds that Title IX Requires Schools to Provide Transgender Students Access to Restrooms Congruent with their Gender Identity

    Tucker Arensberg, P.C.Christopher VoltzJune 21, 2016

    First, the Board filed a petition asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to order a rehearing by all 15 judges on the Fourth Circuit. The Fourth Circuit, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 41(d)(1), issued a mandate staying enforcement of the Fourth Circuit panel decision until further decision by the Fourth Circuit. In addition, on May 13, 2016, the Department of Education and Department of Justice issued a Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students (“Guidance”).