Opinion ID: 465274
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Heading: cecilia b. carter

Text: 12 The government asserts that Mrs. Carter's appeal should be dismissed because she did not sign the notice of appeal. Only Mr. Carter signed the joint notice. 13 We have dismissed pro se appeals where the notices of appeal were not signed by the parties appealing. Brady v. Smith, 656 F.2d 466, 467 n. 1 (9th Cir.1981); McKinney v. De Bord, 507 F.2d 501, 503 (9th Cir.1974). These holdings rest on Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 and Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 3(c). 14 Other circuits have adopted the rule that pro se appellants personally must sign their notices of appeal. See, e.g., Covington v. Allsbrook, 636 F.2d 63, 64 & n. 2 (4th Cir.1980), cert. denied, 451 U.S. 914, 101 S.Ct. 1990, 68 L.Ed.2d 305 (1981); Theriault v. Silber, 579 F.2d 302, 302 n. 1 (5th Cir.1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 917, 99 S.Ct. 1236, 59 L.Ed.2d 468 (1979); Scarrella v. Midwest Federal Savings & Loan, 536 F.2d 1207, 1209 (8th Cir.) (per curiam), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 885, 97 S.Ct. 237, 50 L.Ed.2d 166 (1976). In Covington, the court explained its reasoning: 15 The only means of determining which litigants are interested in pursuing an appeal is by requiring each pro se party to personally sign the notice of appeal. Imposition of this requirement does not unduly burden the prospective appellant and acts to protect the rights and interests of all parties to the litigation. It is the only practical way to specify the party or parties taking the appeal, as required by Rule 3(c) [Fed.R.App.P.]. 16 636 F.2d at 64 (emphasis in original). 17 Cecilia Carter's appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.