10th Cir. R. 11.2: Record transmitted to court of appeals (when required)
Tenth Circuit Rules — Title II. Appeal from a Judgment or Order of a District Court
(A) Designated record. In an appeal in which an appellant is represented by appointed counsel, the district court clerk must forward the record to the circuit clerk as required by Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 11(b). See also 10th Cir. R. 10.3(A). The record must include any transcript that has been filed for the appeal.
(B) Pro se record. In pro se appeals, a record on appeal will be prepared and docketed. See 10th Cir. R. 10.3(C).
(C) Original file. In a pro se appeal in which the district court denies the appellant permission to proceed without prepayment of fees or denies a certificate of appealability, the district court clerk may transmit the district court’s “original file” to the circuit clerk.
(D) Electronic submission. When the district court clerk transmits a record electronically, the various volumes shall be forwarded as separate .pdf files. Pleadings must be bookmarked, and sealed volumes shall be identified as such.