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Section/Rule:
84.20

Subject:
Rule 84 - Rules of Civil Procedure - Rules Relating to All Appellate Courts - Procedure in All Appellate Courts
Publication / Adopted Date:
June 13, 1979

Topic:
Communications to Court
Revised / Effective Date:
January 1, 2000

84.20. Communications to Court

All motions, briefs, letters, or communications by any party or amicus curiae relating to a matter pending in the court must be addressed to the clerk, who will lay them before the court in due course. Any other letter or communication relating directly or indirectly to any pending matter, addressed to the court or any judge of the court, will not be considered by the court. The clerk may return any such letter or communication to the sender or may refer such letter or communication to the appropriate entity or person.

(Adopted June 13, 1979, eff. Jan. 1, 1980. Amended July 27, 1979; Jan. 5, 1999, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.)