That the foregoing amendments to the federal rules of appellate procedure shall take effect on july 1 1970 and shall govern all proceedings in actions brought thereafter and also in all further proceedings in actions then pending except to the extent that in the opinion of the court their application in a particular action then pending would not be feasible or would work injustice in which . Federal rules of appellate procedure 2014 2015 the federal rules of appellate procedure appear in the appendix to title 28 of the united state code this publication was made with data provided by the united states government on the office of law revision counsel bulk us code page at . The federal rules of appellate procedure govern procedure in the united states courts of appeals originally adopted in 1967 by the united states supreme court the rules are updated annually in march with the changes taking effect in december of each year there are thirteen united states courts of appeals including 11 circuit courts the court of appeals for the district of columbia . Federal rules of appellate procedure 2015 judiciary 9780160931024 books amazonca skip to main contentca hello sign in account lists account returns orders try prime cart books go search hello select your address . Rules of appellate procedure the federal rules of appellate procedure eff dec 1 2019 govern procedure in the united states courts of appeals the supreme court first adopted the rules of appellate procedure by order dated december 4 1967 transmitted to congress on january 15 1968 and effective july 1 1968 the appellate rules and accompanying forms were last amended in 2019