United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Local Rules & Internal Operating Procedures

December 1, 2024

CLERK’S DUTIES

 

Local Rule 45. Dismissals for Failure to Prosecute.

The clerk is authorized to dismiss an appeal and issue the mandate if appellant fails to comply with the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure or the rules or directives of this Court and fails to remedy the default within 15 days of notice to appellant or, if appellant is represented by counsel, appellant's counsel that such failure will subject the appeal to dismissal. The appellant shall not be entitled to reinstate the case and remedy the default after dismissal under this rule, unless by order of this Court for good cause shown. The dismissal of an appeal shall not limit the authority of this Court, in an appropriate case, to take disciplinary action against defaulting counsel.

 

I.O.P.-45.1. Clerk's Office.

The Clerk's Office is located on the fifth floor of the United States Courthouse Annex in Richmond, Virginia, and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every weekday, except federal holidays. All correspondence concerning cases pending before the Court should be addressed to:

Clerk, United States Court of Appeals

for the Fourth Circuit

1100 East Main Street, Suite 501

Richmond, Virginia 23219-3517

Telephone 804/916-2700

-45.2. Public Information.

The Court’s opinions, rules, procedures, forms, and argument calendar are available at www.ca4.uscourts.gov. Docket information is also available at www.ca4.uscourts.gov to users with a log-in name and password for the Judiciary’s PACER system (Public Access to Court Electronic Records). Information concerning the status of appeals and the operation of rules and procedures may be obtained from the Clerk's Office by telephone inquiry. Matters of public record may be reviewed upon request at the Clerk's Office and case documents may be transmitted to the district court for review by counsel upon proper application to the Clerk's Office.