General Order 1.13: Terms used for Cases, Case Participants, and Dispositive Reliefs
Circuit Rules and General Orders of the Ninth Circuit — General Orders — Chapter I: General Definitions
When these General Orders use the term “appeal” without qualification, the intention is to include a petition for review. Therefore, the terms for parties in an appeal (such as appellant and appellee) are intended to correspond to the terms for parties in a petition (such as petitioner and respondent). In addition, the terms for dispositive reliefs used when resolving appeals (such as affirmed and reversed) are intended to correspond to the terms for dispositive reliefs used when resolving petitions (such as denied and granted). (New 9/17/14)