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RULES  OF  THE  SUPREME  COURT 

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4.  When the documents required by paragraphs 1 and 2 of 
this  Rule  are  presented  to  the  Clerk,  accompanied  by  proof 
of service as required by Rule 29, they will be placed on the 
docket without the payment of a docket fee or any other fee. 
5.  The respondent or appellee in a case ﬁled in forma pau­
peris shall respond in the same manner and within the same 
time as in any other case of the same nature, except that the 
ﬁling of an original and 10 copies  of  a  response  prepared  as 
required  by  Rule  33.2,  with  proof  of  service  as  required  by 
Rule 29, sufﬁces.  The respondent or appellee may challenge 
the  grounds  for  the  motion  for  leave  to  proceed  in  forma 
pauperis in a separate document or in the response itself. 

6.  Whenever  the  Court  appoints  counsel  for  an  indigent 
party in a case set for oral argument, the briefs on the merits 
submitted by that counsel, unless otherwise requested, shall 
be  prepared  under  the  Clerk’s  supervision.  The  Clerk  also 
will  reimburse  appointed  counsel  for  any  necessary  travel 
expenses to Washington, D. C., and return in connection with 
the argument. 

7.  In a case in which certiorari has been granted, probable 
jurisdiction noted, or consideration of jurisdiction postponed, 
this  Court  may  appoint  counsel  to  represent  a  party  ﬁnan­
cially  unable  to  afford  an  attorney  to  the  extent  authorized 
by  the  Criminal  Justice  Act  of  1964,  18  U. S. C.  § 3006A,  or 
by any other applicable federal statute. 

8.  If satisﬁed that a petition for a writ of certiorari, juris­
dictional  statement,  or  petition  for  an  extraordinary  writ  is 
frivolous or malicious, the Court  may deny leave to proceed 
in forma pauperis. 

Rule 40.  Veterans, Seamen, and Military Cases 

1.  A  veteran  suing  under  any  provision  of  law  exempting 
veterans  from  the  payment  of  fees  or  court  costs,  may  pro­
ceed without prepayment of fees or costs or furnishing secu­
rity  therefor  and  may  ﬁle  a  motion  for  leave  to  proceed  on 
papers prepared as required by Rule 33.2.  The motion shall 
ask leave to proceed as a veteran and be accompanied by an 
afﬁdavit  or  declaration  setting  out  the  moving  party’s  vet­