4th Cir. I.O.P.- 40.1

The Clerk's Office will hold any petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc until the

time for filing all such petitions, or any extension thereof granted in the particular case, has run.

Thereafter, all petitions for rehearing in the same case will be distributed to the Court

simultaneously.

-40.2. Panel Rehearing.

The panel of judges who heard and decided the appeal will rule on the petition for rehearing.

Such panel may include a senior circuit judge or a visiting judge sitting in the Fourth Circuit by

designation.

If a petition for rehearing is granted, the original judgment and opinion of the Court are vacated

and the case will be reheard before the original panel. The Court may direct the filing of additional

briefs, or the parties may seek leave of Court to file additional briefs.

Former I.O.P.-40.1 redesignated Local Rule 40(a) December 1, 1995; amended December 1, 1998, October 5, 2004,

and April 1, 2008. Local Rule 35(a) transferred to Local Rule 40(a), and Local Rule 40(a) amended December 1, 2024.

Former I.O.P.-40.5 redesignated former I.O.P.-40.4 December 1, 1994; redesignated Local Rule 40(b) December 1,

1995; amended December 1, 1998.

Former I.O.P.-40.2 amended December 1, 1994; redesignated Local Rule 40(c) December 1, 1995; amended December

1, 1998.

I.O.P.- Former 40.7 amended January 1, 1994; redesignated former I.O.P.-40.6 December 1, 1994; redesignated Local

Rule 40(d) December 1, 1995; amended December 1, 1998; redesignated Local Rule 40(h) December 1, 2024.

Former I.O.P.-40.4 redesignated former I.O.P.-40.3 December 1, 1994; redesignated I.O.P. 40.1 December 1, 1995;

amended December 1, 1998.

Former I.O.P.-40.6 redesignated former I.O.P.-40.5 December 1, 1994; amended and redesignated I.O.P.-40.2

December 1, 1995.