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USCA4 Appeal: 20-2184 Doc: 16 Filed: 11/16/2020 Pg: 1 of 2
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`Filed: November 16, 2020
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`UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
`FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
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`ACCELERATED BRIEFING ORDER - CIVIL/AGENCY
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`Zetia (Ezetimibe) Antitrust v. Merck & Company, Inc.
`2:18-md-02836-RBS-DEM
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`No. 20-2184,
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`Briefing shall proceed on the following accelerated schedule:
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`JOINT APPENDIX due: 01/06/2021
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`BRIEF [Opening] due: 01/06/2021
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`BRIEF [Response] due: 02/05/2021
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`BRIEF [Reply] (if any) due: 02/26/2021
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`The following rules apply under this schedule:
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`• Filings must conform to the Fourth Circuit Brief & Appendix
`Requirements as to content, format, and copies. The Requirements are
`available as a link from this order and at www.ca4.uscourts.gov. FRAP 28,
`30 & 32.
`• All parties to a side must join in a single brief, even in consolidated cases,
`unless the court has granted a motion for leave to file separate briefs. Local
`Rules 28(a) & 28(d).
`• Motions for extension of time should be filed only in extraordinary
`circumstances upon a showing of good cause. Local Rule 31(c).
`If a brief is filed in advance of its due date, the filer may request a
`corresponding advancement of the due date for the next brief by filing a
`motion to amend the briefing schedule.
`If a brief is filed after its due date, the time for filing subsequent briefs will
`be extended by the number of days the brief was late.
`• Failure to file an opening brief within the scheduled time may lead to
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`imposition of sanctions against court-appointed counsel or dismissal of the
`case. Local Rules 45 & 46(g).
`• Failure to file a response brief may result in loss of the right to be heard at
`argument. FRAP 31(c).
`If a case has not been scheduled for a mediation conference, but counsel
`believes such a conference would be beneficial, counsel should contact the
`Office of the Circuit Mediator directly at 843-731-9099, and a mediation
`conference will be scheduled. In such a case, the reason for scheduling the
`conference will be kept confidential. Local Rule 33.
`• The court may, on its own initiative and without prior notice, screen an
`appeal for decision on the parties' briefs without oral argument. Local Rule
`34(a).
`If a case is to be scheduled for argument, counsel will receive prior notice
`from the court.
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`/s/ PATRICIA S. CONNOR, CLERK
`By: Ashley Brownlee, Deputy Clerk
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