General Order 3.7: Oral Argument in Pro Bono Project Appeals
Circuit Rules and General Orders of the Ninth Circuit — General Orders — Chapter III: Calendaring
If an appeal has been selected for inclusion in the Court's Pro Bono Representation Project and pro bono counsel has been appointed, the panel shall not submit the case on the briefs, but shall hear oral argument unless pro bono counsel withdraws or consents in writing to submission on the briefs.
When a case has been selected for inclusion in the project, the case management attorneys will revise the inventory card to notify the panel that the case should not be submitted on the briefs.