§ 500.7 Post-Briefing, Post-Submission and Post-Argument Communications

Once a case has been briefed, submitted, or argued before the Court, the sides generally shouldn't keep sending in extra written material. The Court wants the case decided based on what was already submitted and argued, not new information trickling in afterward.

If you think you really need to submit something after the fact, you can't just send it in. You have to first ask the Clerk of the Court for permission in writing. Along with that request, you need to include a copy of what you want to submit and proof that you sent a copy to every other party in the case. The Clerk decides whether to accept it.

There are only two exceptions to this rule. One is if the Court itself asks you for more information. The other is if you're submitting the specific information required under section 500.6, which covers certain updates parties must provide to the Court. Anything else sent in without following this process will simply be returned to whoever sent it.