Circuit Rule 8: Motions for Stays and Injunctions Pending Appeal
Circuit Rules and Operating Procedures of the Seventh Circuit — Title II. Appeal from a Judgment or Order of a District Court
Counsel’s obligation under Fed. R. App. P. 8(a) to provide this court with the reasons the district judge gave for denying relief includes an obligation to supply any statement of reasons by a magistrate judge or bankruptcy judge. Filing with the motion a copy of the order or memorandum of decision in which the reasons were stated, or if they were stated orally in open court, a copy of the transcript of proceedings is preferred; but, in an emergency, if such a copy is not available, counsel’s statement of the reasons given by the district or bankruptcy court will suffice.