§ Rule 25.5 Random Selection

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Rule 25.5. Random Selection

    (a) Selection Process. Upon filing a notice of multicircuit petitions for review, the Clerk of the Panel shall randomly select a circuit court of appeals from a drum containing an entry for each circuit wherein a constituent petition for review is pending. Multiple petitions for review pending in a single circuit shall be allotted only a single entry in the drum. A designated deputy other than the random selector shall witness the random selection. Thereafter, an order on behalf of the Panel shall be issued, signed by the random selector and the witness,

        (i) consolidating the petitions for review in the court of appeals for the circuit that was randomly selected; and

        (ii) designating that circuit as the one in which the record is to be filed pursuant to Rules 16 and 17 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

    (b) Effective Date. A consolidation of petitions for review shall be effective when the Clerk of the Panel enters the consolidation order.