This edition is dated May 1, 2004. Amendments in this edition:
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| Form 1 | Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit From a Judgment or Order of an United States District Court |
| Form 2 | Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit From a Judgment or Order of the United States Court of Federal Claims |
| Form 3 | Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit From a Judgment or Order of the Court of International Trade |
| Form 4 | Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit From a Judgment or Order of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims |
| Form 5 | Petition for Review or Appeal of an Order or Decision of an Agency, Board, Commission, or Officer |
| Form 6 | Motion and Declaration for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis |
| Form 6A | Supplemental In Forma Pauperis Form for Prisoners |
| Form 7 | Appeal Information Sheet |
| Form 8 | Entry of Appearance |
| Form 9 | Certificate of Interest |
| Form 10 | Statement Concerning Discrimination |
| Form 11 | Informal Brief (MPSB or Arbitrator Cases) |
| Form 12 | Informal Brief (District Court, Court of International Trade, and Court of Federal Claims Cases) |
| Form 13 | Informal Brief (Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Cases) |
| Form 14 | Informal Brief (Board of Contract Appeals, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and International Trade Commission Cases) |
| Form 15 | Informal Brief (Secretary of Veterans Affairs Cases Under 38 U.S.C. § 502) |
| Form 16 | Informal Brief (General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board, Office of Compliance, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Cases) |
| Form 17 | Sample Brief Cover (MSPB Cases) |
| Form 18 | Sample Brief Cover (District Court Cases) |
| Form 19 | Certificate of Compliance with Rule 32(a) |
| Form 20 | Application for Fees and Other Expenses Under the Equal Access to Justice Act |
| Form 21 | Application for Admission to the Bar |
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