SUPREME COURT OF THE U.S. - RULES
..Part I. The Court

Rule 1. Clerk

• 1. The Clerk receives documents for filing with the Court and has authority to reject any submitted filing that does not comply with these Rules.
• 2. The Clerk maintains the Court's records and will not permit any of them to be removed from the Court building except as authorized by the Court. Any document filed with the Clerk and made a part of the Court's records may not thereafter be withdrawn from the official Court files. After the conclusion of proceedings in this Court, original records and documents transmitted to this Court by any other court will be returned to the court from which they were received.
• 3. Unless the Court or the Chief Justice orders otherwise, the Clerk's office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on federal legal holidays listed in 5 U. S. C. §6103.

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