United States · Federal appellate transcript procedure
When must the appellant order the appellee’s designated transcript parts and give notice?
FRAP 10(b)(3)(C) distinguishes ordering all designated transcript parts and notifying the appellee within fourteen days after designation service. FRAP 26(c) may add three days. If those acts remain incomplete when the applicable period expires, the appellee has a separate following period to order the parts or seek a district-court order.
- Period
- Fourteen-day base period after service, with any applicable FRAP 26(c) addition and actual extension
- Trigger
- Service of the appellee’s designation of additional transcript parts
- Rule
- FRAP 10(b)(3)(C)
December 1, 2025 compilation
Source guide · No automated date
Establish the actual procedural conditions
The isolated ordering preset omits the possible FRAP 26(c) addition and actual notification conditions. No combined computed date or paid calculation record is published.
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Which event starts this transcript procedure?
Identify the appellee’s actual designation of additional transcript parts.
Establish service of that designation on the appellant.
Read the service method, delivery conditions and any extension.
Check both the order of all designated parts and notification to the appellee.
FRAP 10(b)(3)(C)Why is no combined deadline calculated?
- Identify the exact required act and responsible person.
- Establish service or actual completion conditions.
- Read any applicable addition or granted time.
- Complete the required acts using the actual court and reporter instructions.
Establish the actual service method and delivery date. FRAP 26(c) adds three calendar days after the base period otherwise expires unless the paper was served electronically or delivered on the date stated in the proof of service. The isolated preset does not collect these facts or calculate this addition.
FRAP 26(a)(6) includes federal holidays and days declared holidays by the President or Congress. For a period after an event, it also includes holidays declared by the state where the challenged district court or circuit clerk’s principal office is located. The national calendar does not infer additional state holidays, actual inaccessibility or local directions.
FRAP 26(a)(4)–(6), (b) and (c)Why is no automated date shown?
The isolated ordering preset omits the possible FRAP 26(c) addition and actual notification conditions. No combined computed date or paid calculation record is published.
Which conditions change the transcript procedure?
- Both order and notice
- Rule 10(b)(3)(C) refers to ordering all designated parts and notifying the appellee. Proof of ordering alone does not establish both acts.
- Possible service addition
- FRAP 26(c) may add three days after the base otherwise expires. The actual electronic-service and delivery conditions control.
- Payment at ordering
- Rule 10(b)(4) requires satisfactory reporter payment arrangements when a party orders the transcript.
- Separate fallback election
- The appellee’s following fourteen days is a later period after the appellant’s applicable period expires without the required order and notice. It is not fourteen days from the original designation service.
- This guide does not select the necessary transcript, classify a motion, infer actual service or read court directions.
- Authorized direct bankruptcy appeals and district-court/BAP appellate bankruptcy appeals have separate Rule 6 record procedures.
What should I check before completing this act?
Common questions
Transcript acts and procedural conditions
Is ordering the extra parts enough?
The Rule 10(b)(3)(C) condition includes both ordering all designated parts and notifying the appellee within the applicable period.
FRAP 10(b)(3)(C)–(4)Does the fallback begin on designation service?
No. Rule 10(b)(3)(C) gives the appellee the following fourteen days after the appellant’s applicable period expires without the required completion.
FRAP 10(b)(3)(C)–(4)When must payment arrangements be made?
Under Rule 10(b)(4), a party makes satisfactory arrangements with the reporter for paying transcript costs at the time of ordering.
FRAP 10(b)(3)(C)–(4)Official sources and scope
Provisions used (9)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| FRAP 10(b)(3)(C) | This procedure’s act, actor and starting conditions |
| FRAP 10(b)(1)–(3)(B) | Initial transcript order and partial-transcript designation |
| FRAP 10(b)(3)(C)–(4) | Additional ordering, notification, fallback and payment arrangements |
| FRAP 10(c) | Unavailable transcript and district-court settlement |
| FRAP 11(b)(1) | Reporter receipt, completion and additional time |
| FRAP 26(a) | Calendar counting and actual inaccessibility |
| FRAP 26(a)(4)–(6), (b) and (c) | Filing boundaries, holidays, extensions and service additions |
| FRAP 25(a) | Filing and separate service requirements |
| FRAP 25(b)–(d) | Filing and separate service requirements |