Supersedeas Bond

A supersedeas bond is best remembered by its nickname, “the defendant’s appeal bond.” They are a type of surety bond that a losing defendant is generally required to post if it wants to delay paying a judgement until after it receives a ruling on its appeal.

See Fed. R. Civ. P. 62(d); and Fed. R. App. P. 8(b).



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