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The fee is paid at the time the notice of appeal is filed and the appeal is entered on the docket upon receipt of a copy of the notice of appeal and of the docket entries , which are sent to the court of appeals under the provisions of Rule 3 ( d ) . R. 37 and local rules of the D.C ., Ninth , and Federal Circuits state that an amicus may not file a reply brief . The rule requires a party appealing from a district court 's decision to supply the court of appeals with a copy of the district court 's order and its statement of reasons . The court of appeals ordinarily will be adequately informed not only by the opinions or statements made by the trial court judge contemporaneously with the entry of the challenged order but also by the arguments made on behalf of the party opposing the relief . This is designed to give the court of appeals control of its docket at the earliest possible time so that within the limits of its facilities and personnel it can screen cases for appropriately different treatment , expedite the proceedings through prehearing conferences or otherwise , and in general plan more effectively for the prompt disposition of cases .