What if I have a scheduling conflict? Will the clerk be accommodating and re-schedule oral arguments?
You’ll usually find the court to be fairly accommodating if you have a problematic schedule conflict. You won’t get a new date for a bad hair day or a hangnail, but if you have a real problem – for example, a circuit court case that’s been continued twice, and that has four lawyers, each with his own set of scheduling problems – then you can probably get your oral argument moved. And the court has a heart, and will usually accommodate previously planned vacations (just don’t try to schedule the vacation after you receive the notice). That being said, you should do everything you can to avoid making that call. And in a pinch, virtually every trial court will respect a letter from the appellate court as the basis to reschedule a lower court proceeding. Now, whether your spouse will be similarly understanding, you’re in a better position to say than I am.
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