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ITEM 5.1.03 | TENTATIVE CALENDARING OF CASES FOR ARGUMENT
Counsel are notified about ten weeks in advance that their case has been tentatively assigned to a particular argument session. The notice advises counsel that any motions which affect the calendaring of the case (such as motions to continue or motions to submit on the briefs) must be filed within 10 days of the date of the notice. Loc. R. 34(c). During the 10-day tentative calendar period, counsel notifies the clerk's office regarding any dates they are unavailable for argument during the scheduled week and files any motions which may affect the calendaring of the case.
The clerk's office will attempt to accommodate any conflict of which it receives written notice during the tentative calendar period. Any motion filed by counsel during this tentative calendar period, as at any time, must reflect whether opposing counselconsents to or will oppose the motion. Loc. R. 27(a). If, during the tentative calendar period, counsel files an unopposed motion to submit the case on the briefs, the case will be removed from the tentative calendar and submitted to a randomly assigned panel. If counsel files a motion to submit on the briefs which is opposed by the other side, disposition of the motion will be deferred pending assignment to an argument panel.
The tentative calendar notification also directs counsel to file additional paper copies of briefs and appendices required for distribution to the argument panel.