Handbook IV.C: Original Proceedings
D.C. Circuit Rules — Handbook, Part IV. Docketing the Appeal
No record is prepared or transmitted to the Court in original proceedings. Any documents from the district court or agency proceedings that are necessary to understand the issues being presented should, however, be attached to the petition or included in an appendix. The petitioner seeking a writ of mandamus or other extraordinary relief must remit the docketing fee to the Clerk of this Court before the petition will be accepted for filing.