Rule 26.1. CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS

(1) Counsel for the appellant, applicant, petitioner, or movant must file as a separate document at the time of the initial filing with the Court, i.e. when a party files its first motion (including a motion for extension of time to file a petition or application), brief, petition, or application, or upon transfer of the case from the Court of Appeals, a Certificate of Interested Persons (CIP), to the best of counsel's knowledge, containing:

(a) A complete list of all parties that have ever been named in the case, whether or not the party remains in the case;

(b) A complete list of persons who have served as an attorney in the case before the lower courts or administrative agencies;

(c) A complete list of witnesses, if any, who were called at any trial or hearing in the case. 29

(2) Counsel for the appellee or respondent has the duty to review the Certificate of Interested Persons (CIP) filed by the appellant, applicant, petitioner, or movant and to supplement, to the best of counsel's knowledge, with any additional persons who should have been disclosed. The supplemented CIP shall be filed as a separate document.

(3) Form of Certificate. The certificate must be signed and dated and substantially in the following form: [style and number of case] Certificate of Interested Persons

(1) The undersigned counsel of record for [party name] to this action certifies to the best of his/her knowledge that the following is a full and complete list of all parties that have ever been named in the case, whether or not the party remains in the case. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________

(2) The undersigned counsel of record for [party name] to this action certifies to the best of his/her knowledge that the following is a full and complete list of all persons who have served as an attorney in this case before the lower courts or administrative agencies. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________

(3) The undersigned counsel of record for [party name] to this action certifies to the best of his/her knowledge that the following is a full and complete list of all persons who were called as a witness at any trial or hearing in this case. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Submitted this ______ day of _____________, 20. ____________________________ Counsel for _________________ 30