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RULES  OF  THE  SUPREME  COURT 

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with proof  of service.  Service shall  be as required  by Rule 
29,  except  that  when  an  adverse  party  is  a  State,  service 
shall  be  made  on  both  the  Governor  and  the  Attorney  Gen­
eral of that State. 

4.  The case  will be placed  on the docket when  the motion 
for  leave  to  ﬁle  and  the  initial  pleading  are  ﬁled  with  the 
Clerk.  The Rule 38(a) docket fee shall be paid at that time. 
5.  No  more  than  60  days  after  receiving  the  motion  for 
leave  to  ﬁle  and  the  initial  pleading,  an  adverse  party  shall 
ﬁle  40  copies  of  any  brief  in  opposition  to  the  motion,  with 
proof of service as required by Rule 29.  The Clerk will dis­
tribute the ﬁled documents 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 is ﬁled, upon the expi­
ration of the time allowed for ﬁling.  If a brief in opposition 
is  timely  ﬁled,  the  Clerk  will  distribute  the  ﬁled  documents 
to  the  Court  for  its  consideration  no  less  than  10  days  after 
the  brief  in  opposition  is  ﬁled.  A  reply  brief  may  be  ﬁled, 
but  consideration  of  the  case  will  not  be  deferred  pending 
its  receipt.  The  Court  thereafter  may  grant  or  deny  the 
motion,  set  it  for  oral  argument,  direct  that  additional 
documents  be  ﬁled,  or  require  that  other  proceedings  be 
conducted. 

6.  A  summons  issued  out  of  this  Court  shall  be  served 
on  the  defendant  60  days  before  the  return  day  speciﬁed 
therein.  If  the  defendant  does  not  respond  by  the  return 
day, the plaintiff may proceed ex parte. 

7.  Process against a State issued out of this Court shall be 
served  on  both  the  Governor  and  the  Attorney  General  of 
that State. 

Rule 18.  Appeal from a United States District Court 

1.  When a direct appeal from a decision of a United States 
district court is authorized by law, the appeal is commenced 
by ﬁling a notice of appeal with the clerk of the district court 
within the time provided by law after entry of the judgment 
sought  to  be  reviewed.  The  time  to  ﬁle  may  not  be  ex­
tended.  The notice of appeal shall specify the parties taking