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Rule 8003-1. Appeal as of Right—How Taken; Docketing the Appeal.

(c) Serving the Notice of Appeal.

(1) (4) Simultaneously with the filing of any notice of appeal or notice of cross-appeal, with respect to an appeal in which any official committee in the bankruptcy case from which such appeal originated is not a named party to the appeal, the party filing such notice of appeal or notice of cross-appeal shall serve a copy of such notice on counsel to any such official committee and shall file with the notice of appeal or notice of cross-appeal a certificate of service.

(2) (5) Any official committee wishing to be placed on the service list for any appeal for the purpose of receiving notices and copies of papers served shall, within 21 days of service of the notice of appeal or the notice of cross-appeal, file with the bankruptcy clerk a request for notice. Such notice shall become part of the record for the appeal to be transmitted to the clerk of the district court by the clerk of the bankruptcy court.

(3) (6) Nothing contained herein shall affect or in any way determine any official committee's right to intervene in any appeal or cross-appeal or its obligation to seek leave to intervene in any appeal or cross-appeal if such official committee is not a named party to such appeal or cross-appeal.