UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

ELBERT PARR TUTTLE COURT OF APPEALS BUILDING

56 Forsyth Street, N.W.

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

David J. Smith

Clerk of Court 

September 19, 2017

For rules and forms visit

www.ca11.uscourts.gov

Victor Garcia Villarreal

FCI Petersburg Low - Inmate Legal Mail 

PO BOX 1000

PETERSBURG, VA 23804-1000

Appeal Number: 17-14154-B

Case Style: USA v. Victor Villarreal

District Court Docket No: 5:98-cr-00028-RH-GRJ-1

This Court requires all counsel to file documents electronically using the Electronic Case 

Files ("ECF") system, unless exempted for good cause.

The referenced case has been docketed in this court. Please use the appellate docket number 

noted above when making inquiries.

Attorneys who wish to participate in this appeal must be properly admitted either to the bar of 

this court or for this particular proceeding pursuant to 11th Cir. R. 46-1. In addition, all attorneys 

(except court-appointed counsel) who wish to participate in this appeal must complete and return 

an appearance form within fourteen (14) days. Application for Admission to the Bar and 

Appearance of Counsel Form are available on the Internet at www.ca11.uscourts.gov. The clerk 

may not process filings from an attorney until that attorney files an appearance form. See 11th 

Cir. R. 46-6.

Every motion, petition, brief, answer, response and reply filed must contain a Certificate of 

Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement (CIP). Appellants/Petitioners must file a 

CIP within 14 days after the date the case or appeal is docketed in this court; 

Appellees/Respondents/Intervenors/Other Parties must file a CIP within 28 days after the case or 

appeal is docketed in this court, regardless of whether appellants/petitioners have filed a CIP. See 

Fed.R.App.P. 26.1 and 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1. 

On the same day a party or amicus curiae first files its paper or e-filed CIP, that filer must also 

complete the court's web-based CIP at the Web-Based CIP link on the court's website. Pro se 

filers (except attorneys appearing in particular cases as pro se parties) are not required or 

authorized to complete the web-based CIP.

Pursuant to Eleventh Circuit Rule 42-1(b) you are hereby notified that upon expiration of (14) 

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days from this date, this appeal will be dismissed by the clerk without further notice unless the 

default(s) noted below have been corrected:

Pay to the DISTRICT COURT clerk the docketing and filing fees, with notice to this office, or

request leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal in the district court. See Fed.R. App.P. 

24(a). If the district court denies such leave, appellant may file in this court a Motion to Proceed 

in forma pauperis in this court with a financial affidavit.

File a Transcript Information Form, as required by Fed.R.App.P. 10(b)(1); a Transcript 

Information Form is available from the district court clerk. Appellant is required to file and serve 

copies of the form in accordance with the instructions included on the form. See 11th Cir. R. 12-

1 and 31-1.

Sincerely,

DAVID J. SMITH, Clerk of Court

Reply to: Melanie Gaddis, B

Phone #: (404) 335-6187

Enclosure(s)

DKT-2 Appeal WITH Deficiency

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