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                                   RULE 6.2
                             DISCRETIONARY REVIEW


    (a) Generally. The appellate court accepts discretionary review of a trial
court decision by granting a motion for discretionary review.

    (b) Time To Make Motion. The party seeking discretionary review must file
in the appellate court a motion for discretionary review within 15 days after
filing the notice for discretionary review, or, in cases where the appellate
court has appointed counsel for a party entitled to seek discretionary review
at public expense pursuant to rule 15.2, within 15 days after appointment.  If
a party files a notice of appeal from a decision which may not be subject to
review as a matter of right, the clerk or a party may note for hearing the
question whether the decision is reviewable as a matter of right and, if the
decision is reviewable by discretion, the question whether review should be accepted.

    (c) Regular Motion Procedure Governs. A motion for discretionary review is
governed by the motion procedure established by Title 17.

    (d) Notice of Decision on Motion. The clerk of the appellate court will
promptly give written notice to the parties and the trial court of the
appellate court's decision on the motion for discretionary review.


                                  References

    Form 3, Motion for Discretionary Review; Rule 2.3, Decisions of the Trial
Court Which May Be Reviewed by Discretionary Review; Rule 17.3, Content of
Motion, (b) Motion for discretionary review; Rule 17.6, Motion Decided by
Ruling or Order.


[Amended effective September 1, 2010]
	

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