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SUPREME COURT OF THE U.S. - RULES
..Part VII. Practice and Procedure
Rule 30. Computation and Extension of Time
- 1. In the computation of any period of time prescribed or allowed by these
Rules, by order of the Court, or by an applicable statute, the day of the
act, event, or default from which the designated period begins to run is
not included. The last day of the period shall be included, unless it is
a Saturday, Sunday, federal legal holiday listed in 5
U. S. C. §6103, or day on which the Court building is closed by
order of the Court or the Chief Justice, in which event the period shall
extend until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, federal
legal holiday, or day on which the Court building is closed.
- 2. Whenever a Justice or the Clerk is empowered by law or these Rules to
extend the time to file any document, an application seeking an extension
shall be filed within the period sought to be extended. An application to
extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari or to file a
jurisdictional statement must be filed at least 10 days before the specified
final filing date as computed under these Rules; if filed less than 10 days
before the final filing date, such application will not be granted except
in the most extraordinary circumstances.
- 3. An application to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari,
to file a jurisdictional statement, to file a reply brief on the merits,
or to file a petition for rehearing shall be made to an individual Justice
and presented and served on all other parties as provided by Rule
22. Once denied, such an application may not be renewed.
- 4. An application to extend the time to file any document or paper other
than those specified in paragraph 3 of this Rule may be presented in the
form of a letter to the Clerk setting out specific reasons why an extension
of time is justified. The letter shall be served on all other parties as
required by Rule 29. The application may be acted
on by the Clerk in the first instance, and any party aggrieved by the Clerk's
action may request that the application be submitted to a Justice or to the
Court. The Clerk will report action under this paragraph to the Court as
instructed.
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