5th Cir. R. 10: The Record on Appeal
Rules and Internal Operating Procedures of the Fifth Circuit
10.1 Appellant’s Duty to Order the Transcript. The appellant's order of the transcript of proceedings, or parts thereof, contemplated by FED. R. APP. P. 10(b), must be on a form prescribed by the clerk. Counsel will furnish a copy of the order form to the clerk and to the other parties set out in FED. R. APP. P. 10(b). If no transcript needs to be ordered, appellant must file with the clerk a copy of a certificate to that effect that counsel served on the parties under FED. R. APP. P. 10(b).
10.2 Form of Record. The district court must furnish the record on appeal to this court in paper form, and in electronic form whenever available. The paper and electronic records on appeal must be consecutively numbered and paginated. The paper record must be bound in a manner that facilitates reading.
I.O.P. - THE DISTRICT COURT WILL FURNISH A TRANSCRIPT ORDER FORM, REQUIRED BY THIS COURT, WHEN THE NOTICE OF APPEAL IS FILED. ONCE COUNSEL COMPLETES THE TRANSCRIPT ORDER, FORWARDS IT TO THE REPORTER, AND MAKES ADEQUATE FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS, COUNSEL'S RESPONSIBILITY UNDER FED. R. APP. P. 10 AND 11 IS FULFILLED.