Electronic Case Filing Instructions Notice of Appeal -
Ch. 8 Pg. 1
United States Bankruptcy Court - District of Rhode Island
October 2004
Notice of Appeal
This lesson explains how to file a Notice of Appeal. In addition, pursuant to Local Bankruptcy Rule
8001-1, Appellant is required to file an Appeal Cover Sheet, see R.I. Bankr. Form S, indicating
whether the appeal is being taken to the U.S. District Court or to the First Circuit Bankruptcy
Appellate Panel. There are two events depending on which court is being appealed to: BAP Election
or District Court Election and should be filed immediately after the Notice of Appeal.
STEP 1
Click the Bankruptcy or Adversary Proceeding hyperlink on the ECF Main Menu
(See figure 1)
Figure 1
STEP 2
The BANKRUPTCY EVENTS or ADVERSARY EVENTS screen displays.
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Click the Appeal hyperlink
STEP 3
Enter Case Number; click [NEXT]
STEP 4
The FILE AN APPEAL screen displays
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Select Notice of Appeal (fee) from drop down list
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Click [NEXT]
STEP 5
Joint Filing with Other Attorney(s), place a checkmark in the box for yes and click
[NEXT], if no, just click [NEXT]
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TIP - If the joint filer’s name is not listed in the pick list, they will need to file a
notice of appearance in the case and then their name will appear in the pick list.
STEP 6
The PARTY SELECTION screen displays
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Select the party you are representing from the list
Electronic Case Filing Instructions Notice of Appeal -
Ch. 8 Pg. 2
United States Bankruptcy Court - District of Rhode Island
October 2004
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Click [NEXT]
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Skip forward to STEP 10
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If the party is not listed in the case, add them to the case.
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Click the Add/Create New Party hypertext link
STEP 7
The SEARCH FOR PARTY screen displays
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Enter the last or business name to begin a search for the party to be added.
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Click the [SEARCH] button.
STEP 8
The PARTY SEARCH RESULTS screen displays
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Highlight the correct party name, verify the address and click [Selec