Memorandum

To:	All Administrative Assistants
From:	William L. Martin, III
Subject:	Applications Transferred to the Supreme Court
Date:	July 6, 1998

Recently there have been several applications returned to Pam Norwood, Applications Clerk, for transfer to the Supreme Court without a notation that the case is to be transferred to the Supreme Court and also without the judge's initials on the transfer. Please write "TRANSFER TO SUPREME COURT" and have your judge's initial next to the transfer. Only one judge is required to transfer a case to the Supreme Court.

There have been some applications in companion cases returned to Pam in which all applications have not been initialed. Please be sure that when companion/main/cross applications are returned to the applications clerk, that all judgment sheets are properly initialed by all judges. It is imperative that we have a judge's initial on the application, one for a transfer or grant and three for a dismissal or denial. The judge's initials are the only evidence we have that the case actually was presented to the Court and that there was Court action on the matter. Pam maintains that in her files until the applications are recycled under our retention schedule.

If you have any questions regarding these procedures, please contact me. As always, I want to thank you for your attention in this matter.