Handbook VII.C: Disposition by the Clerk
D.C. Circuit Rules — Handbook, Part VII. Motions Practice
(See Fed. R. App. P. 27(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 27(d).)
The Circuit Rules authorize the Clerk to dispose of procedural motions of a routine character, in accordance with the Court's instructions.
Any party adversely affected by the action of the Clerk on a motion may move for reconsideration within 10 days of entry of the Clerk's order. The motion for reconsideration will be submitted to a special panel or to the merits panel, if a merits panel has been assigned.
Motions disposed of by the Clerk can be identified by the form of the order. Orders are signed by the Clerk "For the Court." Clerk's orders never carry the phrase "Per Curiam" above the signature block.