CROSS APPEAL

 

An appellee files a cross appeal of the same appealed judgment, order, or decree within 10 days of the date of the entry on the docket of the original notice of appeal.  See Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8002(a).  Across appeal is often found when the appealed order determines attorney fees or grants in part and denies in part. According to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8006, "If the appellee has filed a cross appeal, the appellee as cross appellant shall file and serve a statement of the issues to be presented on the cross appeal and a designation of additional items to be included in the record. A cross appellee may, within 10 days of service of the cross appellant's statement, file and serve on the cross appellant a designation of additional items to be included in the record.” The clerk is required to charge a fee for filing a cross appeal. The cross appeal must include the same information required in a notice of appeal.

 

Procedure

1)    Click on Bankruptcy>Filings>Appeal; or Hover over Bankruptcy, which cascades to Filings, which cascades to Appeal.

a)    Enter Case Number  (when the case number is input, there is a new Find Case button that will display all cases that have that number)

b)    Click Next

c)     Available  Events(Click to select correct event – Cross Appeal)  (Please note to right in the Selected Events field the event appears, if incorrect click to remove events)

d)    Click Next

e)     If Joint filing with other attorney(s).  If yes check box.

f)      Click Next

g)    Select the Party

i)       (If Party is not present/click Add/Create New Party)

ii)    Click Next

iii)   Be sure to Link Party and Attorney, if applicable

iv)   Click Next

h)    Select the pdf document file from Browser

i)       Attachments to Document  (No/Yes)

ii)    Click Next

i)       Refer to Existing Event(s)?  If yes check box.

i)       Click Next

ii)    Select the category to which event relates (highlight all categories).

iii)   Click Next

j)      Select the appropriate event(s) to which event relates: (check mark in the box).

i)       Click Next

k)    The payment entered will be charged to credit card.

i)       Fee:  $255.00

ii)    Click Next

l)        Docket Text:  Modify as Appropriate

i)       Click Next

m) FINAL DOCKET TEXT

WARNING!!!

Submitting this screen commits this transaction.  You will have no further opportunity to modify this submission if you continue.

n)    Click Next

o)    Save/Print (Notice of Electronic Filing) for your records.