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A request for leave to file an amicus brief in support of a petition for rehearing en banc must be made by motion accompanied by the proposed brief in conformance with 11th Cir. R. 40-3, except that subsection (e) may be omitted. The proposed amicus brief must not exceed the length limits set out in FRAP 29(b)(4), exclusive of items required by 11th Cir. R. 40-3(a), (b), (c), and (i). The cover must be green. An amicus curiae must file its proposed brief, accompanied by a motion for filing when necessary, no later than seven days after the petition for rehearing en banc being supported is filed. Unless the court directs otherwise, no response to the motion may be filed.