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RULES  OF  THE  SUPREME  COURT 

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party  unrepresented  by  counsel).  The  certiﬁcate  shall  be 
bound with each copy of the petition.  The Clerk will not ﬁle 
a  petition  without  a  certiﬁcate.  The  petition  is  not  subject 
to oral argument. 

3.  The  Clerk  will  not  ﬁle  any  response  to  a  petition  for 
rehearing unless the Court requests a response.  In the ab­
sence  of  extraordinary  circumstances,  the  Court  will  not 
grant  a  petition  for  rehearing  without  ﬁrst  requesting  a 
response. 

4.  The  Clerk  will  not  ﬁle  consecutive  petitions  and  peti­

tions that are out of time under this Rule. 

5.  The  Clerk  will  not  ﬁle  any  brief  for  an  amicus  curiae 

in support of, or in opposition to, a petition for rehearing. 

6.  If  the  Clerk  determines  that  a  petition  for  rehearing 
submitted timely and in good faith is in a form that does not 
comply with this Rule or with Rule 33 or Rule 34, the Clerk 
will return it with a letter indicating the deﬁciency.  A cor­
rected  petition  for  rehearing  submitted  in  accordance  with 
Rule 29.2 no more than 15 days after the date of the Clerk’s 
letter will be deemed timely. 

Rule 45.  Process; Mandates 

1.  All process of this Court issues in the name of the Presi­

dent of the United States. 

2.  In  a  case  on  review  from  a  state  court,  the  mandate 
issues 25 days after entry of the judgment, unless the Court 
or a Justice shortens or extends the time, or unless the par­
ties stipulate that it issue sooner.  The ﬁling of a petition for 
rehearing stays the mandate until disposition of the petition, 
unless the Court orders otherwise.  If the petition is denied, 
the mandate issues forthwith. 

3.  In a case on review from any court of the United States, 
as  deﬁned  by  28  U. S. C.  § 451,  a  formal  mandate  does  not 
issue  unless  specially  directed;  instead,  the  Clerk  of  this 
Court  will  send  the  clerk  of  the  lower  court  a  copy  of  the 
opinion  or  order  of  this  Court  and  a  certiﬁed  copy  of  the 
judgment.  The  certiﬁed  copy  of  the  judgment,  prepared 
and  signed  by  this  Court’s  Clerk,  will  provide  for  costs  if