Section TCT.03.09 — Oral Arguments

(a) Requesting Oral Arguments.

(1) If any party to an appeal requests oral arguments, and said request is granted, each party is entitled to argue live before the Stockbridge-Munsee Court of Appeals for up to twenty (20) minutes per side.

(2) To request oral arguments, a party shall state in the style of the initial brief "Oral Arguments Requested."

(3) Oral arguments may be conducted:

(A) in person;

(B) via telephone;

(C) via Skype/Facetime or similar device; or

(D) by any other means that the Stockbridge-Munsee Court of Appeals, in its discretion, dictates.

(4) The time, manner and place where oral arguments may occur shall be set on a case-by-case basis by the Stockbridge-Munsee Court of Appeals in the Court's sole discretion.

(b) Waiving Oral Arguments. If neither party specifically requests oral arguments in the style of their brief, oral arguments will be deemed waived and the appeal shall be decided on the briefs and record on appeal without further argument unless the Court sua sponte orders oral arguments.

(c) Oral Arguments Are Not Jurisdictional. Oral arguments are not deemed jurisdictional, so the Court may decline oral arguments or hold oral arguments at a non-tribal location, such as a law school, if the Court deems fit in its sole discretion.

(d) Time for Oral Arguments. Absent extraordinary circumstances, oral arguments will be set within thirty (30) days of the time for a reply brief to be filed expires. Continuance requests for oral arguments are discourages and will not normally be granted.