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Procedure finder

US federal procedure deadline calculators

Federal procedure is court-specific. Choose the bankruptcy appeal, record-designation or Tax Court step that matches the document and verify the applicable federal rule, local rule and electronic-filing cut-off.

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These are focused procedural checks, not a general legal guide. Open the named step to see its trigger, period, counting method and the boundary that still needs to be checked.

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The procedure is not the whole matter

  • District, circuit and judge-specific local rules are not inferred.
  • A filing deadline may have a separate electronic-filing, service or extension requirement.