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RULES  OF  THE  SUPREME  COURT 

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4.  No  motion  by  a  respondent  to  dismiss  a  petition  for  a 
writ of certiorari may be ﬁled.  Any objections to the juris­
diction of the Court to grant a petition for a writ of certiorari 
shall be included in the brief in opposition. 

5.  The  Clerk  will  distribute  the  petition  to  the  Court  for 
its  consideration  upon  receiving  an  express  waiver  of  the 
right  to  ﬁle  a  brief  in  opposition,  or,  if  no  waiver  or  brief  in 
opposition  is  ﬁled,  upon  the  expiration  of  the  time  allowed 
for  ﬁling.  If  a  brief  in  opposition  is  timely  ﬁled,  the  Clerk 
will distribute the petition, brief in opposition, and any reply 
brief  to  the  Court  for  its  consideration  no  less  than  10  days 
after the brief in opposition is ﬁled. 

6.  Any  petitioner  may  ﬁle  a  reply  brief  addressed  to  new 
points  raised  in  the  brief  in  opposition,  but  distribution  and 
consideration  by  the  Court  under  paragraph  5  of  this  Rule 
will  not  be  deferred  pending its  receipt.  Forty  copies  shall 
be  ﬁled,  except  that  a  petitioner  proceeding  in  forma  pau­
peris  under  Rule  39,  including  an  inmate  of  an  institution, 
shall ﬁle the number of copies required for a petition by such 
a  person  under  Rule  12.2.  The  reply  brief  shall  be  served 
as required by Rule 29. 

7.  If a cross-petition for a writ of certiorari has been dock­
eted, distribution of both petitions will be deferred until the 
cross-petition is due for distribution under this Rule. 

8.  Any  party  may  ﬁle  a  supplemental  brief  at  any  time 
while  a  petition  for  a  writ  of  certiorari  is  pending,  calling 
attention to new cases, new legislation, or other intervening 
matter not available at the time of the party’s last ﬁling.  A 
supplemental  brief  shall  be  restricted  to  new  matter  and 
shall follow, insofar as applicable, the form for a brief in oppo­
sition  prescribed  by  this  Rule.  Forty  copies  shall  be  ﬁled, 
except  that  a  party  proceeding  in  forma  pauperis  under 
Rule  39,  including  an  inmate  of  an  institution,  shall  ﬁle  the 
number  of  copies  required  for  a  petition  by  such  a  person 
under Rule 12.2.  The supplemental brief shall be served as 
required by Rule 29.