6 Cir. I.O.P. 41: Issuance of Mandate; Stay of Mandate – Right to Certiorari Not Affected
Rules and Internal Operating Procedures of the Sixth Circuit — Title VII. General Provisions
(a) Issuing a Mandate.
(1) Purpose. A mandate is the document by which this court relinquishes jurisdiction and authorizes the originating court or agency to enforce this court's judgment.
(2) Distribution. This court will distribute copies of the mandate to all parties and to the lower court or agency clerk. This court will then return the record to the lower court.
(b) Presiding Judge. The clerk will refer a motion for stay or recall of the mandate, as a single-judge matter, to the judge who wrote the opinion.
(c) Staying a Mandate. The court will not stay a mandate beyond the date on which the movant's application is due under 28 U.S.C. § 2101 or Rule 13 of the Supreme Court Rules.
(d) Right to Seek Certiorari. The issuance of a mandate does not affect a party's right to seek a writ of certiorari.