Case Name: In re Pierce
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1948-06-21
Citations: 334 U.S. 862
Docket Number: No. 528
Parties: In re Pierce,
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 334
Pages: 862–863

Head Matter:
No. 528,
Misc.
In re Pierce,

Opinion:
ante, p. 831. Rehearing denied.
AMENDMENTS OF RULES. Order. It is ordered that paragraph 3 of Rule 38 of the Rules of this Court be amended to read as follows: "3. Notice of the filing of the petition, together with a copy of the petition, printed record, and supporting brief shall be served by the petitioner on counsel for the respondent within ten days after the filing (unless enlarged by the court or a justice thereof), and due proof of service shall be filed with the clerk. If the United States, or an officer or agency thereof, is respondent, the service of the petition, record, and brief shall be made on the Solicitor General at Washington, D. C. Counsel for the respondent shall have thirty days (unless enlarged by the court or a justice thereof), after notice, within which to file forty printed copies of an opposing brief, conforming to Rules 26 and 27. The brief must bear the name of a member of the bar of this court at the time of filing." It is ordered that paragraph 2 of Rule 41 of the Rules of this Court be amended to read as follows: "2. Within thirty days after the petition, brief, and record are served (unless enlarged by the court or a justice thereof) the respondent may file with the clerk forty printed copies of an opposing brief, conforming to Rules 26 and 27. Upon the expiration of that period, or upon an express waiver of the right to file or the actual filing of such brief in a shorter time, the petition, briefs, and record shall be distributed by the clerk to the court for its consideration. (See Rule 38, par. 4 (a).)" May 17, 1948. 863