Computing and Extending Time

(a) Time of Electronic Filing. Except in the case of documents first filed in paper form and subsequently submitted electronically as required by Circuit Rule 25(c)(3), a document filed electronically is deemed filed on the date and at the time stated on the Notice of Docket Activity from the court. Unless a time for filing is specified by court order, filing must be completed before midnight Eastern Time to be considered timely filed that day. (b) Technical Failures.

An ECF filer whose filing is made untimely as the result of a technical failure may seek appropriate relief from the court. Rule 26 Rule 26.1. Disclosure Statement (a) Nongovernmental Corporations. Any nongovernmental corporation that is a party to a proceeding in a court of appeals must file a statement that identifies any parent corporation and any publicly held corporation that owns 10% or more of its stock or states that there is no such corporation.

The same requirement applies to a nongovernmental corporation that seeks to intervene. (b) Organizational Victims in Criminal Cases. In a criminal case, unless the government shows good cause, it must file a statement that identifies any organizational victim of the alleged criminal activity. If the organizational victim is a corporation, the statement must also disclose the information required by Rule 26.1(a) to the extent it can be obtained through due diligence.

(c) Bankruptcy Cases. In a bankruptcy case, the debtor, the trustee, or, if neither is a party, the appellant must file a statement that: (1) identifies each debtor not named in the caption; and (2) for each debtor that is a corporation, discloses the information required by Rule 26.1(a). (d) Time for Filing; Supplemental Filing. The Rule 26.1 statement must: (1) be filed with the principal brief or upon filing a motion, response, petition, or answer in the court of appeals, whichever occurs first, unless a local rule requires earlier filing; (2) be included before the table of contents in the principal brief; and (3) be supplemented whenever the information required under Rule 26.1 changes.

(e) Number of Copies. If the Rule 26.1 statement is filed before the principal brief, or if a supplemental statement is filed, an original and 3 copies must be filed unless the court requires a different number by local rule or by order in a particular case.