11th Circuit - New Rules Effective April, 2007

For those who practice in the Eleventh Circuit, the Court has implemented a newly amended rule 26.1-2 regarding the Certificate of Interested Persons/Corporate Disclosure Statement, which the Court relies on to screen for conflicts.

The primary changes are to require the certificate to be filed within 10 days after filing the notice of appeal (instead of simply including it in the first brief), and to require the parties to fill out a web-based certificate (which I could not locate on the website -- call the clerk's office to inquire) in addition to filing the paper certificate, but there are several changes making the whole amended rule worth a read if your case was docketed after April 1, 2007.

Also, while you're looking at requirements that come up at the beginning of an appeal, note that, as of today, the appeal docketing fee is now $450 (or $455 if you include the $5 district court fee). See the announcement on the Eleventh Circuit website.