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However , courts of appeals cannot adopt such local rules until the Judicial Conference of the United States authorizes filing by facsimile or other electronic means . The statement of the requirement in the proposed rule would work a minor change in present practice . represent [ s ] the final decision in the case , " the order is a " final decision " for purposes of 28 U.S.C . The precise time at which the record must be transmitted thus depends upon the time required for delivery of the record from the district court to the court of appeals , since , to permit its timely filing , it must reach the court of appeals before expiration of the 40-day period of an extension thereof . The requirement of FRCP 73 ( e ) appears to be a concession to the view that once an appeal is perfected , the district court loses all power over its judgment .