28 USC Rule 5.1
5.1. Appeal by Leave under 28 U.S.C. 636(c)(5)] (Abrogated Apr. 24, 1998, eff. Dec. 1, 1998)
through Pub. L. 116-282, except Pub. L. 116-260
USC

Committee Notes on Rules—1998 Amendment

The Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104–317, abolished appeals by permission under 28 U.S.C. §636(c)(5), making Rule 5.1 obsolete. Rule 5.1 is, therefore, abrogated.


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