I.O.P. 8.1: Petition
Local Appellate Rules and Internal Operating Procedures of the Third Circuit — I.O.P. Chapter 8. Panel Rehearing
A petition for panel rehearing is sent to the members of the panel, including senior judges or visiting judges, with the request that they notify the authoring judge within 10 calendar days of the date of the clerk's letter forwarding the petition whether they vote to grant the petition or desire that an answer be filed. A judge who does not desire panel rehearing or the filing of an answer is not expected to respond.