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Federal Bar Practice Exam
ANSWER KEY

1.

26.

51.

76.

30 (Note 3)

2.

27.

52.

77.

Note 4

3.

28.

53.

78.

Note 4

4.

29.

54.

79.

5.

30.

55.

80.

6.

31.

56.

81.

7.

32.

57.

82.

8.

33.

58.

83.

9.

D (Note 1)

34.

59.

84.

10.

35.

60.

85.

11.

36.

61.

86.

12.

37.

62.

87.

13.

38.

63.

YES

88.

14.

39.

64.

YES

89.

15.

40.

65.

YES

90.

16.

41.

66.

YES

91.

17.

42.

67.

YES

92.

18.

43.

68.

NO

93.

19.

44.

69.

94.

20.

45.

70.

95.

21.

46.

71.

30 (note 2)

96.

22.

47.

72.

60 (note 2)

97.

23.

48.

73.

14 (note 2)

98.

24.

49.

74.

14 (note 2)

99.

25.

50.

75.

14 (Note 3)

100.

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NOTE #1: *
Any party may object to the magistrate judge's report of proposed findings and
recommendations pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1) within fourteen (14) days after being
served a copy of it. Not 10 days.


NOTE #2:
Private party N/A must be filed within 30 days of entry of judgment or order appealed
from
US or federal entity as party N/A must be filed w/in 60 days
Multiple Parties - If one party timely files a notice of appeal, any other party may file a
notice of appeal within 14 days after the date when the first notice was filed, or within
the time otherwise prescribed by this Rule 4(a), whichever period ends later.
In reality, a party has at least 14 days to file a N/A from the first timely filed appeal, even
if it falls outside the 30 or 60 day period prescribed by the Rule.

NOTE#3
Defendant - N/A must be filed in the district court within 14 days after the later of:

(i) the entry of either the judgment or the order being appealed; or
(ii) the filing of the government's N/A
Govenrment - N/A must be filed in the district court within 30 days after the later of:
(i) the entry of the judgment or order being appealed; or
(ii) the filing ofa notice of appeal by any defendant.

NOTE #4
Rule 28.1
(d) Cover.
Except for filings by unrepresented parties,
the cover of the appellant's principal brief must be blue;
the appellee's principal and response brief, red;
the appellant's response and reply brief, yellow;
the appellee's reply brief, gray; and
intervenor's or amicus curiae's brief, green; and
any supplemental brief, tan........
Appendix- white.

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(e) Length.
(1) Page Limitation.
Unless it complies with Rule 28.1(e) (2) and (3), the appellant's principal brief
must not exceed 30 pages; the appellee's principal and response brief, 35
pages;
the appellant's response and reply brief, 30 pages; and
the appellee's reply brief, 15 pages.