2.05.200 [Rule 18] Petition for Reconsideration

(a) Time for Filing; Response

Any party seeking reconsideration of a decision of the Appellate Court shall file a petition for reconsideration with a supporting memorandum with the Clerk of the Appellate Court within twenty (20) days after the Clerk has notified the parties that a decision has been rendered by the Appellate Court. The petition shall not be amended except by leave of Court.

Any adverse party may file a response to the petition within fifteen (15) days after service of the petition and memorandum. Failure to file a response shall not be considered an admission that the petition should be granted.

(b) Contents

A petition for reconsideration and supporting memorandum shall be directed to the discussion of the matters of law in which it is claimed that the Appellate Court erred.

After a petition for reconsideration is filed, the Justices who heard the appeal may deny it or if they believe it has merit, they may set it for oral argument before the original Justices with notice to all parties. No single Justice shall have authority to modify the decision or to order any temporary stay of execution of an Appellate Court decision.

(d) Petitions Not Permitted

Unless permitted by order of the Appellate Court, no party shall file a petition for reconsideration of:

(1) An order denying a petition for reconsideration; or

(2) An order declining to accept jurisdiction of a petition for special action; or

(3) A decision denying an appeal.