I.O.P. 8.2: Request for Answer
Local Appellate Rules and Internal Operating Procedures of the Third Circuit — I.O.P. Chapter 8. Panel Rehearing
If any member of the majority timely notifies the other members of the panel that an answer is desired, the author, if an active or senior judge of this court, enters an order directing the filing of an answer within 14 calendar days. The clerk forwards the answer to the panel members with the request that they notify the authoring judge within 10 calendar days if they vote to grant the petition. A judge who does not desire panel rehearing is not expected to respond.