Rule 71-7. Stays of Execution Pending Decision by United States Supreme Court

When a case has gone to judgment in the state Supreme Court and a party to the action wishes to obtain a stay of execution pending a decision in the case by the United States Supreme Court, that party shall, within twenty days of the judgment, file a motion for stay with the appellate clerk directed to the state Supreme Court. The filing of the motion shall operate as a stay pending the state Supreme Court's decision thereon. When the state Supreme Court has denied a petition for certification from the Appellate Court, any stay in existence at the time of such denial shall remain in effect for twenty days. Any party to the action wishing to extend such stay of execution or to otherwise obtain a stay of execution pending a decision in the case by the United States Supreme Court shall file a motion for stay with the appellate clerk directed to the Appellate Court. The filing of the motion shall operate as a stay pending the Appellate Court's decision thereon. CHAPTER 72 WRITS OF ERROR

Committee Notes

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 4050.) (Amended July 21, 1999, to