UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
333 CONSTITUTION AVENUE. N.W.
WASHINGTON D. C. 20001-2866

GEORGE A. FISHER                                   GENERAL INFORMATION
CLERK                                                (202) 535-3300
DATE: March 3, 1988
Philip Joseph              Dist. Ct. Criminal No. 87-00063-01
#227-049                   US Court Appeals No. 88-3031
D. C. Jail 
1901 D St., SE
Washington, D. C. 20003    RE: USA v. Philip Joseph

Copies of the notice of appeal and docket entries have been received from the District Court. The appeal has been docketed in this Court on this date pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 12(a). The appeal has been assigned the indicated docket number. All filings must contain this docket number as well as the signature of at least one member of the Bar of this Court, a firm name, if applicable, and an address and telephone number.

Attached is a copy of an order entered this date. The order requires all parties to file certain documents within a specified time. Please read the order carefully.

Also, please read the other attachments carefully. They deal with recent revisions to the General Rules of this Court with which counsel may not be familiar.

Very truly yours,
Constance L. Dupre, Clerk
/s/ carmen a. gooding
By: Carmen A. Gooding
Deputy Clerk

Enclosures
Ltr 86-2 (August, 1987)



UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

No. 88-3031 September Term, 1987
United States of America Criminal No. 87-00063-01

United States Court of Appeals

Philip Joseph, - For the District OF Columbia Circuit
Appellant FILED MAR 3 1988
CONSTANCE L. DUPRE
ORDER CLERK

It appearing that this new case has been filed and docketed, it is

ORDERED that appellant shall submit an original and three copies of the following documents on or before April 4, 1988:

1) A copy of the Decision of the District Court. 2) Statement of Issues to be Raised on Appeal. 3) A Report certifying that all necessary transcripts, if any, have been ordered, including the date when the transcript was ordered and a statement that satisfactory financial arrangments have been made with the Reporter. A copy of the Report shall be served on each Reporter.

It is FURTHER ORDERED that appellee shall submit an Entry of Appearance Form within the same time period.

It is FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file dispositive motions, if any, on or before April 18, 1988. See Gen.R. 7(i). Any procedural motion which would affect the calendaring of this case must be filed on or before April 4, 1988. The briefing of this case is deferred pending further order.

It is FURTHER ORDERED that appellant shall submit a Status Report concerning the status of transcript preparation every 15 days until the transcript has been completed. After receipt of all transcripts, appellant shall file a Final Status Report which indicates the date the complete transcript(s) was received.

FOR THE COURT:

CONSTANCE L. DUPRE, CLERK
By: /s/ Carmen A. Gooding
Carmen A. Gooding
Deputy Clerk


UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
333 CONSTITUTION AVENUE N. W.
WASHINGTON, D- C 2000l-2866

GEORGE A. FISHER                      GENERAL INFORMATION
CLERK                                    (202) 535-3300

GENERAL RULES

A new, revised edition of the General Rules (GR) of the Court is effective August 1, 1987. This synopsis of those rules has been prepared as a convenience for counsel. It is concerned only with certain changes deemed to be major. There have been many other changes. C' Counsel are _ urged to read the rules in their entirety and not to rely solely upon this summary.

Changes of General Applicability:

1. All briefs and other pleadings in cases scheduled for arguent, or argued but not yet decided, must contain a statement to this effect on their face. GR 7(a)(4), ll(a)(6) ant ll(h).

2. Any request for emergency or expedited consideration must be communicated to the Clerk' a Office either personally or by telephone, in addition to being made in writing. GR 7(h)(2).

3. Under motions practice before the Court, a request for extension of time not acted upon by the original filing deadline operates as an automatic extension until a ruling is issued. GR 7(k)(4). THIS AUTOMATIC EXTENSION DOES NOT APPLY TO BRIEFS. See GR ll(f)(4).

Rule 7 - Motions and Petitions:

GR 7(a)(2): For the first time, page limits are established for motions
practice and for petitions. Motions, petitions and reresponses are limited to 20 pages, replica to 10 pages.

7(b): An original and four copies of all motions, petitions, responses and replies are now required.

7(d): A response to a motion or petition may now contain a request for affirmative relief, providing that such combination be clearly denoted in the title. The page limit for such a combined response is 40 pages.

7(e): A reply to a response to a motion or petition may now contain a response to any Affirmative relief requested in the response to the motion, providing that auch combination be clearly denoted in the title. The page limit for such a combined reply is 30 pages.

7(h): This rule specifically deals with the requirements for filing an "emergency' motion, and for motions for stay in particular.

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7(i): The time for the filing of a dispositive motion is estab lished as no more than 45 days from the date of docketing.

7(k): This rule sets forth the requirements for filing a request for extension of time or of page limits with regard to motions practice. New Rule 7(k)(2) reduces the time within which to respond to three working days.

Rule 11 - Brief:

GR ll(a): Briefs of an appellee/respondent, intervenor or amicus are now required to have a certificate of counsel.

ll(a): With one exception, briefs must be submitted with text on one aide of the page only. Type size is required to be pica non-proportional.

Il(a)(3): Pertinent statutes and regulations must now appear in the brief, or
a separate addendum within, or to the brief. Either of two locations within
a brief are allowed. Statutes and regulations may not be set forth in the
appendix.

ll(a)(4): This rule requires for the first time, a peliminary section in an opening brief concerned with subject matter jurisdiction.

ll(a)(5),

ll(d): The Summary of Argument is now included when computing page limits.

ll(d): Length of briefs is established as follows: Principal
brief - 36/50 pages, Brief of Intervenor or Amicus - 25/35 pages, Reply brief
- 14/20 pages

ll(e)(6): An intervenor on the side of an appellant/petitioner may now file a reply brief as of right.

ll(f)(3): New service and notification requirements are imposed for motions to extend time to file briefs and to exceed page limits for briefs. The time in which to respond to such motions is reduced to five calendar days.

15(a)(2): Page limits for a petition for rehearing and/or suggestion for
rehearing en bane are established as 11/15.

23: This new rule is concerned with the imposition of sanctions for improper conduct before the Court.