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Rule 31. Petition for Reconsideration

(a) A petition for reconsideration may be filed no later than 10 days after the date of any order, decision, or opinion by the Court.
(b) An answer may be filed by opposing counsel no later than 5 days after the filing of the petition.
(c) A reply to an answer to a petition may be filed no later than 5 days after the filing of the answer.
(d) A petition for reconsideration shall be granted with the concurrence of a majority of the judges who participated in the original decision.
(e) Consecutive petitions for reconsideration, and any such petition that is out of time, will not be filed unless accompanied by a motion for leave to file the same, in accordance with Rule 30, and unless such motion is granted by the Court.
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