Instructions for filing the Record on Appeal
The record on appeal, even if filed through the electronic filing system, must comply with Rule 30.04 and Rule 81.12, unless specifically modified by any electronic filing rule.
Legal File
Attorneys who electronically file through the e-filing system must submit a system-generated legal file, which consists of the legal file index generated by the system and all of the hyperlinked documents referenced therein. Appellant will designate trial court documents for inclusion in the legal file. If the legal file is a system-generated legal file, then no paper copy is required.
If the legal file is not being submitted through the electronic filing system, certified copies of the trial court documents must be ordered from the circuit clerk. The circuit clerk will provide the copies in paper. The legal file must be prepared with a cover page, index, pagination and arrangement of documents in chronological order. It must contain the docket sheets, certification by the circuit clerk and be limited to 200 pages to a volume. For more information on the requirements of the legal file, see p.10 of the ABC’s of Appellate Practice at: https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=216542.
Transcript
The court reporter will provide you with a paper copy of the transcript prepared in page reduction format. E.D. Rule 336(a). The court reporter will provide a PDF version of the transcript in full page per sheet format. Eastern District Rule 336(b). The electronic version of the transcript must be signed by the court reporter. Rule 41.08(c).
Within five days after the transcript is filed electronically a paper copy of the transcript must be delivered to the Clerk’s Office. E.D. Rule 333(c). The paper copy need not be accompanied by a CD-R or DVD-R. Service of the transcript is accomplished on registered users through the electronic filing system and on all others as provided in Rule 43.01. Rule 103.09.
If you have technical questions about electronic filing, such as how to scan documents or attach documents to your filing, please contact the OSCA Help Desk at 1- 888-541-4894.
If you have questions about the format of your record on appeal, please contact the Clerk’s Office at 314-539-4300.