Rule 6 - ACCELERATED CALENDARPursuant to App.R. 11.1, this court hereby adopts an accelerated calendar, which shall operate as follows:
(A) Each appellant and cross-appellant shall file a docketing statement with the clerk of the trial court at the same time as the filing of the notice of appeal. The purpose of the docketing statement is to determine whether an appeal will be assigned to the accelerated or regular calendar. The clerk will provide docketing statement forms as prescribed by the court. The clerk of the trial court shall transmit a copy of the docketing statement with the notice of appeal to the clerk of the court of appeals and to the appellee with a copy of the notice of appeal.(B) If the appellants or cross-appellants fail to file a docketing statement with the notice of appeal, the appeal shall be placed upon the accelerated calendar unless, within 7 days after the filing of the notice of appeal, the appellee files a docketing statement with the clerk of the court of appeals requesting assignment of the appeal to the regular calendar.(C) If the appellee objects to the assignment of the appeal requested by the appellant on the docketing statement, appellee may, within 7 days after the notice of appeal is filed, move the court for a procedural order pursuant to App.R. 15(B) and Loc.R. 7(B) to assign the appeal to the calendar not requested by appellant.(D) The court may assign an appeal to the accelerated or regular calendar at any stage of the proceeding.(E) An appeal may be assigned to the accelerated calendar if any of the following apply: (1) No transcript is required (e.g., summary judgment or judgment on the pleadings).(2) The transcript consists of 50 or fewer pages, or is of such length that its preparation time will not be a source of delay.(3) An agreed statement is submitted in lieu of the record.(4) The record was made in an administrative hearing and was filed with the trial court.(5) All parties to the appeal agree to an assignment to the accelerated calendar, which will be assumed if no docketing statement is filed.(F) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, an appeal shall not be assigned to the accelerated calendar if any of the following apply: (1) A brief in excess of 30 pages (see Loc.R. 8) is necessary to set forth adequately the facts and argue the issues in the case.(2) The appeal concerns a unique issue of law of substantial precedential value in the determination of similar cases.(G) In its discretion, the court may issue a memorandum decision or a full opinion, and may forward either to the Supreme Court Reporter for inclusion in the official reports. Issuance of a full opinion does not remove an appeal from the accelerated calendar.Amended effective 7/1/2015; as amended effective 7/1/2021; amended effective 7/1/2023; amended effective 7/1/2024.