RULE 17.6
             MOTION DECIDED BY RULING OR ORDER

    (a) Motion Decided by Commissioner or Clerk. A commissioner or clerk
decides a motion by a written ruling which includes a statement of the
reason for the decision. The commissioner or clerk will file the ruling and
serve a copy on the movant and all persons entitled to notice of the
original motion.
    (b) Motion Decided by Judges. Ordinarily the judges decide a motion by
an order. The judges may decide a motion by an opinion. The clerk will
notify the movant and all persons entitled to notice of the motion of the
order made or opinion rendered by the court.