[House Document 109-24]
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109th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 109-24

 
         AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

       THE CHIEF JUSTICE, THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              TRANSMITTING

 AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE THAT HAVE BEEN 
            ADOPTED BY THE COURT, PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. 2072




May 9, 2005.--Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to 
                               be printed
                          LETTER OF SUBMITTAL

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                        Supreme Court of the United States,
                                    Washington, DC, April 25, 2005.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to submit to the 
Congress the amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate 
Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the 
United States pursuant to Section 2072 of Title 28, United 
States Code.
    Accompanying these rules are excerpts from the report of 
the Judicial Conference of the United States containing the 
Committee Notes submitted to the Court for its consideration 
pursuant to Section 331 of Title 28, United States Code.
            Sincerely,
                                      William H. Rehnquist,
                                                     Chief Justice.


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