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Subcommittees

Identification Subcommittee

  • Chair: Abe Smith
  • Members: Justice Pickering, Emily McFarling, JoNell Thomas, and Jordan Smith

This subcommittee will review and compare the FRAP and NRAP to come up with separate lists of rules that may or may not need to be amended as well as identifying future subcommittees to address the amendments.

Subcommittee 1: Scope and Operation of Rules; Regulation of Parties, Attorneys, Clerk (Rules 1, 2, 25, 26, 26.1, 28.2, 38, 43, 45, 46, 47, and 48)

  • Chair: Adam Hosmer-Henner
  • Member: JoNell Thomas

Subcommittee 2(a): Commencing the Appeal; Settlement (Rules 3, 14, 16, and 33)

  • Chair: Emily McFarling
  • Members: Abe Smith and Julie Ollom

Subcommittee 2(b): Civil Actions: Standing; Appealable Determinations (Rule 3A)

  • Chair: Abe Smith
  • Members: Judge Bulla, Micah Echols, Emily McFarling, Kelly Dove, Jordan Smith, and Dan Polsenberg

Subcommittee 3: Criminal Rules (Rules 3B, 3C, 22, and 23)

  • Chair: JoNell Thomas
  • Members: Alex Chen, Charlie Finlayson, John Petty, Dayvid Figler, Judge Westbrook, and Phaedra Kalicki

Subcommittee 4: Judicial Rules (Rules 3D, 25A, 35, and 45A)

  • Chair: Justice Pickering
  • Members: Jessica Whelan and Erica Medley (NRAP 3D and NRAP 25A), Charlie Finlayson (NRAP 35)

Subcommittee 5: Fast Track Child Custody Appeals (Rule 3E)

  • Chair: Emily McFarling
  • Member: Judge Gibbons

Subcommittee 6(a): When to Appeal – Criminal (Rule 4)

  • Chair: Deborah Westbrook
  • Members: John Petty, Alex Chen, and Charlie Finlayson with assistance from Jenny Noble

Subcommittee 6(b): When to Appeal – Civil (Rule 4)

  • Chair: Bob Eisenberg
  • Members: Dan Polsenberg, Abe Smith, Micah Echols, Kelly Dove, Phaedra Kalicki, and Kim Edwards

Subcommittee 6(c): Costs/Interest (Rules 7, 37, and 39)

  • Chair: Debbie Leonard

Subcommittee 7: Certification; Huneycutt; Amicus; Constitutional Questions (Rules 5, 12A, 29, and 44)

  • Chair: Micah Echols
  • Members: Colby Williams, Steve Silva, Judge Westbrook, and Jordan Smith

Subcommittee 8: Transcript; Record; Appendix (Rules 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 30)

  • Chair: Don Springmeyer
  • Member: Bob Eisenberg

Subcommittee 9: Routing; Petitions for Rehearing and Review (Rules 17, 40, 40A, and 40B)

  • Chair: Judge Westbrook
  • Members: John Petty, Colby Williams, Steve Silva, Charlie Finlayson, Sharon Dickinson, Sally Bassett, and Jenny Noble (to review and assist with drafting)

Subcommittee 10: Stays; Injunctions; Writs; Motions (Rules 8, 21, and 27)

  • Chair: Jordan Smith
  • Members: Don Springmeyer, Dan Polsenberg, Phaedra Kalicki, and John Petty

Subcommittee 11: Briefs (Rules 28, 28.1, 31, and 32)

  • Chair: Abe Smith
  • Member: Kelly Dove

Subcommittee 12: Judgment; Remittitur (Rules 36 and 41)

  • Co-Chairs: Justice Silver and Judge Gibbons
  • Members: John Petty and Colby Williams

Subcommittee 13: Pro Se Rules (Rules 24, 34, and 46A)

  • Chair: Kelly Dove
  • Members: Justice Pickering, Dayvid Figler, and Charlie Finlayson

Subcommittee 14: Rules of Practice in Court of Appeals (FRAP 47)

  • Chair:  Judge Gibbons

Subcommittee 15: Appeals in District Court; Statutory and Agency Appeals

  • Chair: Charlie Finlayson
  • Member: Abe Smith

Subcommittee 16: Voluntary Dismissal (Rule 42)

  • Chair: Julie Ollom
  • Member: Justice Pickering