Rule 34 - Conferences with duty justice(a)Arrangement. All conferences with the duty justice shall be arranged through the office of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice.(b)Motions. Any motion to be addressed to the duty justice shall, unless otherwise ordered by the Supreme Court, or any justice thereof, first be filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court. Every such motion shall comply with the provisions of Rules 18 and 28, and shall be accompanied by the movant's certificate stating: (1) That every practicable effort was made to notify all interested parties of the motion and of movant's intention to seek conference with the duty justice thereon; and(2) When and how interested parties were notified, or if they were not notified, why it was not practicable to give them such notice. Ordinarily, no conference will be permitted on any motion hereunder unless the movant has first invoked the Supreme Court's jurisdiction, such as through the filing of a notice of appeal or petition for extraordinary writ. The term "motion" shall include any motion, petition, application, or other request for relief which may be addressed to the Supreme Court.
(c)Scheduling of Motion. After a motion has been filed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b), the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice shall promptly transmit said motion to the duty justice and shall in due course advise the movant of the time the conference on such motion has been scheduled and of the justice who will consider the motion. The movant shall then notify all interested parties, by means as speedy as may be appropriate, of the scheduled conference. Any party opposing the motion shall file a response thereto with the clerk's office prior to the scheduled conference, if practicable, or, if not, as soon thereafter as is possible, or as otherwise ordered by the duty justice or the Supreme Court.(d) Cases in which a party is self-represented are not eligible for conferences with the duty justice.(e)Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to establish a formal procedure for arranging conferences with the duty justice, and the provisions hereof shall not be construed to alter or in any way affect the provisions of any other order, statute or rule relating to the filing of motions.Amended effective 6/19/2020; Revised 10/1/2023.