RULES

These rules are not intended to reiterate all applicable laws. Where the word "counsel" has been utilized, this will include pro se parties.

The effective date of these rules shall be February 21, 2008. The version below includes amendments through June 9, 2010.

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XVIII. OFFICE PAPERS

Rule 42. Access and Retention of Office Papers.

(a) Papers shall not be taken from the Clerk's office without leave of the Court. When leave is granted, the party receiving the paper shall receipt the Clerk therefore. The Clerk may deliver records to the Clerk of the Supreme Court.

(b) One year after the remittitur has issued, the party paying for the record and transcript may claim them. Otherwise, all records and transcripts shall be recycled, unless the parties notify the Clerk, in writing, that the record should be maintained, and the reason therefore.

(c) If the parties anticipate that the case will return to the Court or be appealed to the United States Supreme Court, the parties must notify the Clerk, in writing, to hold the record.

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