NOTICE REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENTS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS Cases may be scheduled as soon as one responsive brief is filed. Minn. App. Spec. R. Pract. 1. Oral hearings are now scheduled 30-210 days from the filing of the first responsive brief. Counsel must advise the court, in writing, of potential scheduling conflicts before the case is scheduled. Id. Counsel may give notice of scheduling conflicts (a) by letter when filing their briefs, (b) by separate letter received by the court before the first responsive brief was filed, or (c) by completing this form and returning it before the case is scheduled. Counsel have a continuing duty to update notices of potential conflicts until an appeal has been scheduled. If counsel fail to notify the court of potential scheduling conflicts before a case is set for argument, postponement will be granted only for extreme emergency. To obtain a postponement, counsel must establish that they are suddenly and unexpectedly unavailable for unpredictable reasons, such as a medical emergency. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Case Name: __________________________________________________________________ Case No.: ________________________________ Attorney Providing Information: _____________________________________ Which Party Does Attorney Represent?: _______________________________ Check One: ______ ______ Unavailable for oral arguments on: ______________________ OR No conflicts to be considered in setting oral arguments Date: ________________ __________________________________ (signature) Copies served on: ____________________________________________________(name) at ____________________________________________________________________(address) Personally/By Mail (select one) on ______________________________________(date) Return to: Clerk of the Appellate Courts 305 Minnesota Judicial Center 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 DO NOT USE THIS FORM TO SUBMIT OTHER INFORMATION, INCLUDING CHANGE OF ADDRESS Revised January 2007 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com