Rule 36 Entry of Judgment; Notice; Opinions

(a) Entry. A judgment is entered when it is noted on the docket. The Clerk must prepare, sign, and enter the judgment after receiving the court’s opinion or, if a judgment is rendered without an opinion, as the court instructs.

(b) Notice. On the date when judgment is entered, the Clerk must transmit to all counsel or unrepresented parties a copy of the opinion — or the judgment, if no opinion was written — and a notice of the date when the judgment was entered.

(c) Publication of Opinions. An opinion may be either published or unpublished. A party or other interested person may request that an unpublished opinion be published by filing a motion within 30 days after issuance of the opinion, stating why publication is merited. The court sua sponte may also publish any previously issued unpublished opinion.