US · rules
4th Cir. R. 34(a)
Oral Argument; Pre-argument Review and Summary Disposition of Appeals;
Statement Regarding the Need for Oral Argument.
In the interest of docket control and to expedite the final disposition of pending cases, the chief
judge may designate a panel or panels to review any pending case at any time before argument for
disposition under this rule.
In reviewing pending cases before argument, the panel will utilize the minimum standards set
forth in FRAP 34(a)(2). If all of the judges of the panel to which a pending appeal has been referred
conclude that oral argument is not to be allowed, they may make any appropriate disposition
without oral argument including, but not limited to, affirmance or reversal.
Because any case may be decided without oral argument, all major arguments should be fully
developed in the briefs. In furtherance of the disposition of pending cases under this rule, parties
may include in their briefs at the conclusion of the argument a statement setting forth the reasons
why, in their opinion, oral argument should be heard.
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