Part V · Certified Questions

Rule 42. RESPONSES

Amended January 15, 2026 (current) Contains Deadlines

Responses to petitions for certiorari, filed within 20 days of the filing of the petition, are encouraged. See Rules 19–22. Failure to file a response shall be deemed to be an acknowledgment by the respondent that the requirements of the rules for the grant of the petition for certiorari have been met, but such acknowledgment is not binding on this Court.