I.O.P. 1.1: Prior to Panel Sitting
Local Appellate Rules and Internal Operating Procedures of the Third Circuit — I.O.P. Chapter 1. Briefs and Preparation
Briefs and appendices are distributed sufficiently in advance to afford at least four (4) full weeks' study in chambers prior to the panel sitting. In special circumstances, such as expedited cases, the panel may unanimously agree to a shorter reading period. Except where typewritten briefs have been permitted, two sets of briefs and one appendix, two if available, are furnished to each chambers. At the termination of the case, the briefs and appendices need not be returned to the clerk. Generally, fully briefed cases are randomly assigned by the clerk to a three-judge panel.