UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 

FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT 

717 MADISON PLACE, N.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20439

PETER R. MARKSTEINER 

CLERK OF COURT 

CLERK’S OFFICE 

202-275-8000

March 2, 2021

NOTICE OF DOCKETING

Federal Circuit Docket No.: 2021-118

Federal Circuit Short Caption: In re: TracFone Wireless, Inc.

Date of Docketing: March 2, 2021

Originating Tribunal: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

Originating Case No.: 6:20-cv-00303-ADA

Petitioner(s): TracFone Wireless, Inc.

 A writ of mandamus has been filed and assigned the above Federal Circuit case 

number. The court's official caption is included as an attachment to this notice. Unless 

otherwise noted in the court's rules, the assigned docket number and official caption or 

short caption must be included on all documents filed with this Court. It is the 

responsibility of all parties to review the Rules for critical due dates. The assigned 

deputy clerk is noted below and all case questions should be directed to the Case 

Management section at (202) 275-8055.

The following filings are due within 14 days of this notice: 

• Entry of Appearance or Notice of Unrepresented Person. (Fed. Cir. R. 47.3.)

• Certificate of Interest. (Fed. Cir. R. 47.4; not required for unrepresented and 

federal government parties unless disclosing information under Fed. Cir. R. 

47.4(a)(6)) 

• Docketing Statement. Note: The Docketing Statement is due in 30 days if the 

United States or its officer or agency is a party in the appeal. (Fed. Cir. R. 33.1 and 

the Mediation Guidelines; no docketing statement is required in cases with an 

unrepresented party)

• Statement Concerning Discrimination in MSPB or arbitrator cases. (Fed. Cir. R. 

15(c); completed by petitioner only)

• Fee payment or appropriate fee waiver request, if the docketing fee was not 

prepaid (see Fee Payment below).

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FILING DOCUMENTS: Each counsel representing a party must be a member of the 

court's bar and registered for the court's electronic filing system. Parties represented by 

counsel must make all filings through the court's electronic filing system.

Unrepresented parties may choose to submit case filings to the court either in paper or 

through the court's electronic filing system; electronic filing will only be permitted for 

unrepresented parties after successful registration for the court's electronic filing system 

and submission of a completed Notice of Unrepresented Person Appearance. Fed. Cir. R. 

25(a). The court's Electronic Filing Procedures may be accessed at 

www.cafc.uscourts.gov/contact/clerks-office/filing-resources.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Electronic filers, or unrepresented parties registered to 

receive electronic service, must update their contact information in their PACER service 

center profile whenever their contact information changes. Counsel must file an amended 

Entry of Appearance and unrepresented parties must file an amended Notice of 

Unrepresented Person Appearance whenever contact information changes. Fed. Cir. R. 

25(a)(5).

FEE PAYMENT: Unless the filing fee was prepaid, fee payment must be submitted 

within fourteen days after this notice. Fed. Cir. R. 52(d). For outstanding docketing fees 

due to this court, electronic filers must pay the fee using the event Pay Docketing Fee 

through the court’s electronic filing system. Fed. Cir. R. 52(e). Docketing fees due to other 

courts, such as U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and 

non-vaccine cases at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, must be submitted to those courts 

in accordance with their procedures. A filer wishing to proceed without fee payment must 

submit a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, or other fee waiver request, 

within fourteen days.

OFFICIAL CAPTION: The court's official caption is attached and reflects the lower 

tribunal's caption pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 12(a), 15(a), and 21(a). Please review the 

caption carefully and promptly advise this court in writing of any improper or inaccurate 

designations. 

/s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Peter R. Marksteiner 

Clerk of Court

By: M. Ames, Deputy Clerk

Attachments:

• Official caption

• Paper Copies of General Information and Forms (to unrepresented parties only): 

o General Information and Overview of a Case in the Federal Circuit

o Notice of Unrepresented Person Appearance

o Informal Brief

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o Informal Reply Brief (to be completed only after receiving the opposing 

party's response brief)

o Motion and Affidavit for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (only to filers 

owing the docketing fee)

o Supplemental in Forma Pauperis Form for Prisoners (only to filers in a 

correctional institution)

o Statement Concerning Discrimination (only to petitioners in MSPB or 

arbitrator case)

cc: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

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Official Caption 

In re: TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC., 

Petitioner

Short Caption 

In re: TracFone Wireless, Inc.

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