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RULES  OF  THE  SUPREME  COURT 

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curiae  brief  may  be  ﬁled  only  by  an  attorney  admitted  to 
practice before this Court as provided in Rule 5. 

2.  (a)  An  amicus  cur iae  brief  submitted  before  the 
Court’s  consideration  of  a  petition  for  a  writ  of  certiorari, 
motion  for  leave  to  ﬁle  a  bill  of  complaint,  jurisdictional 
statement, or petition for an extraordinary writ may be ﬁled 
if accompanied by the written consent of all parties, or if the 
Court  grants  leave  to  ﬁle  under  subparagraph  2(b)  of  this 
Rule.  An  amicus  curiae  brief  in support  of  a  petitioner  or 
appellant shall be ﬁled within 30 days after the case is placed 
on the docket or a response is called for by the Court, which­
ever is later, and that time will not be extended.  An amicus 
curiae brief in support of a motion of a plaintiff for leave to 
ﬁle  a  bill  of  complaint  in  an  original  action  shall  be  ﬁled 
within  60  days  after  the  case  is  placed  on  the  docket,  and 
that  time  will  not  be  extended.  An  amicus  curiae  brief  in 
support of a respondent, an appellee, or a defendant shall be 
submitted within the time allowed for ﬁling a brief in opposi­
tion  or  a  motion  to  dismiss  or  afﬁrm.  An  amicus  curiae 
shall ensure that the counsel of record for all parties receive 
notice  of  its  intention  to  ﬁle  an  amicus  curiae  brief  at  least 
10  days  prior  to  the  due  date  for  the  amicus  curiae  brief, 
unless  the  amicus  curiae  brief  is  ﬁled  earlier  than  10  days 
before the due date.  Only one signatory to any amicus cu­
riae brief ﬁled jointly by more than one amicus curiae must 
timely notify the parties of its intent to ﬁle that brief.  The 
amicus  curiae brief  shall indicate  that counsel  of record  re­
ceived timely notice  of the intent to ﬁle  the brief under this 
Rule and shall specify whether consent was granted, and its 
cover shall identify the party supported. 

(b)  When  a party  to  the case  has  withheld  consent, a  mo­
tion  for  leave  to  ﬁle  an  amicus  curiae  brief  before  the 
Court’s  consideration  of  a  petition  for  a  writ  of  certiorari, 
motion  for  leave  to  ﬁle  a  bill  of  complaint,  jurisdictional 
statement, or petition for an extraordinary writ may be pre­
sented  to  the  Court.  The  motion,  prepared  as  required  by 
Rule  33.1  and  as  one  document  with  the  brief  sought  to  be 
ﬁled, shall be submitted within the time allowed for ﬁling an