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RULES  OF  THE  SUPREME  COURT 

any  are  awarded.  In  all  other  respects,  the  provisions  of 
paragraph 2 of this Rule apply. 

Rule 46.  Dismissing Cases 

1.  At  any  stage  of  the  proceedings,  whenever  all  parties 
ﬁle  with  the  Clerk  an  agreement  in  writing  that  a  case  be 
dismissed, specifying the terms for payment of costs, and pay 
to  the  Clerk  any  fees  then  due,  the  Clerk,  without  further 
reference to the Court, will enter an order of dismissal. 

2.  (a)  A  petitioner  or  appellant  may  ﬁle  a  motion  to  dis­
miss  the  case,  with  proof  of  service  as  required  by  Rule  29, 
tendering  to  the  Clerk  any  fees  due  and  costs  payable.  No 
more  than  15  days  after  service  thereof,  an  adverse  party 
may ﬁle an  objection, limited to the amount  of damages and 
costs  in  this Court  alleged  to  be  payable or  to  showing  that 
the moving party does not represent all petitioners or appel­
lants.  The  Clerk  will  not  ﬁle  any  objection  not  so  limited. 
(b)  When the objection asserts that the moving party does 
not  represent  all  the  petitioners  or  appellants,  the  party 
moving  for  dismissal  may  ﬁle  a  reply  within  10  days,  after 
which  time  the  matter  will  be  submitted  to  the  Court  for 
its determination. 

(c)  If no objection is ﬁled—or if upon objection going only 
to the amount of damages and costs in this Court, the party 
moving  for  dismissal  tenders  the  additional  damages  and 
costs  in  full  within  10  days  of  the  demand  therefor—the 
Clerk,  without  further  reference  to  the  Court,  will  enter  an 
order  of  dismissal.  If,  after  objection  as  to  the  amount  of 
damages and costs in this Court, the moving party does not 
respond  by  a  tender  within  10  days,  the  Clerk  will  report 
the matter to the Court for its determination. 

3.  No  mandate  or  other  process  will  issue  on  a  dismissal 

under this Rule without an order of the Court. 

PART  IX.  DEFINITIONS AND  EFFECTIVE  DATE 

Rule  47.  Reference  to  “State  Court”  and  “State  Law” 
The term “state court,” when used in these Rules, includes 
the  District  of  Columbia  Court  of  Appeals,  the  Supreme