Related Case Disclosure

(a) Statement of Related Cases. Each principal brief must contain a statement of related cases indicating the following: (1) whether any other appeal in or from the same civil action or proceeding in the originating tribunal was previously before this or any other appellate court, stating the following: (A) (B) (C) the title and number of that earlier appeal; the date of decision; the composition of the panel; and (D) the citation of the opinion in the Federal Reporter. (2) the title and number of any case known to counsel to be pending in this or any other tribunal that will directly affect or be directly affected by this court’s decision in the pending case. (b) Notice of Related Case Information.

At the same time a party files its first certificate of interest as required by Federal Circuit Rule 47.4(b), the party must also file a separate Notice of Related Case Information if there are related or prior cases that meet the criteria under Federal Circuit Rule 47.5(a). The notice must include the following information: (1) (2) A list of those cases, including title and number; and A non-duplicative list of the following information, which does not need to specifically identify the associated case: (A) (B) the names of all parties, past or present, involved in those cases; and the names of all law firms, partners, and associates that appeared in those cases. Federal Circuit Rules of Practice (December 1, 2025) (Return to Table of Contents) PRACTICE NOTES TO RULE 47.5 Cases That Only Involve Same General Legal Issue. Cases are not “related” within the meaning of Federal Circuit Rule 47.4(a)(5) and 47.5(b) simply because they involve the same general legal issue, for example, an issue as to the correct construction of a statute or regulation.

Notice of Related Case Information Form. Using Federal Circuit Form 9A satisfies the notice of related case information requirements under Federal Circuit Rule 47.5(b).

FEDERAL CIRCUIT RULE 47.6.

Docketing Statement Except in cases involving unrepresented parties, each appellant, cross-appellant or petitioner must file a docketing statement on the form prescribed by the clerk of court within fourteen (14) days after the case is docketed. Filing this docketing statement satisfies the requirement for an appellant to file a statement of the issues under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 10(b)(3)(A). PRACTICE NOTES TO RULE 47.6 Docketing Statement Form. Using Federal Circuit Form 26 satisfies the docketing statement requirements under Federal Circuit Rule 47.6.

Federal Circuit Rules of Practice (December 1, 2025) (Return to Table of Contents)