6 Cir. R. 27

(a) Where to File. All motions—including emergency motions and single judge motions—

must be filed with the clerk. In an emergency when time does not permit this, counsel

must contact the clerk's office by telephone to explain the situation and seek guidance.

(b) Service of Paper Motions. When a paper motion is allowed, the filer must serve one

copy on each other party.

(c) Emergency Motions.

(1) Notifying the Clerk. When a party knows in advance that an emergency motion

may be needed, the party must make every reasonable effort to notify the clerk at

the earliest possible time that an emergency motion may be filed, the nature of the

motion, and the relief to be sought.

(2) Required Attachments. Emergency motions must have the following copies

attached:

the notice of appeal;

the order appealed from; and

any other parts of the record necessary to decide the motion.

(d) Motion to Dismiss. A party may file a motion to dismiss asserting lack of jurisdiction or

threshold procedural grounds. Ordinarily, the court will not grant other motions to

dismiss.

(e) Motion to Affirm. The court will not consider a motion to affirm the judgment appealed

from.

(f) Motion to Expedite. A party may move to expedite the appeal. The motion must show

good cause to expedite.

(g) Motion for Reconsideration. A party may seek rehearing of a judgment of this court

pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 40. A party may file a motion for reconsideration of any other

action of a panel, of a single judge or of the clerk. See 6 Cir. R. 45. A panel may

reconsider its own action or may review the action of a single judge or of the clerk, but the

panel reviewing a single judge’s action shall not include that judge. When a party moves

for reconsideration of a panel’s or single judge’s action, no response on the motion is

permitted unless the court requests a response. Ordinarily, reconsideration will not be

granted in the absence of such a request.