If a court requests a response to an application for transfer, any other party may file suggestions in opposition to the application, not to exceed six pages, within ten days after such request. Exhibits consisting of written documents that are included in or attached to the suggestions shall be counted as part of the suggestions for purposes of the page limitation. No other exhibits shall be included in or attached to the suggestions or shall otherwise be filed.
Rule 83.06.Suggestion in Opposition.
Part II · Rule 83: Transfers from Court of Appeals to This Court · Last amended January 1, 2017 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceRule 83.06 lets any other party file a six-page suggestion in opposition to a transfer application, but only after the court requests a response, and gives that party ten days from the request to file it.
Full Text of Rule 83.06
Amendment History
Adopted June 1, 1971, eff. Jan. 1, 1972. Amended May 22, 1987, eff. Jan. 1, 1988; Amended Apr. 27, 1999, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Amended June 28, 2011, eff. Jan. 1, 2012; Amended May 19, 2016, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
Plain-English Summary
Rule 83.06 governs the one situation in which a party gets to argue against a transfer application: when the court has asked for a response. The transfer rules elsewhere in Rule 83 make clear that no party has to respond to an application, and the court cannot grant transfer without first requesting a response. Rule 83.06 fills in what happens once that request goes out.
Any other party can then file suggestions in opposition, capped at six pages, within ten days of the court's request. As with the application itself, any written-document exhibits included with the suggestions count toward that six-page limit, and no other exhibit type can be attached or filed on its own.
The rule keeps the opposition brief tight and proportionate to the application it responds to — half the length of the twelve-page application allowed under Rule 83.05, and on a short clock that fits within the overall pace of the transfer process.
Frequently Asked Questions
When can a party file suggestions in opposition to a transfer application?
Only after the court has requested a response. If no response has been requested, there is nothing to file under this rule.
How long does a party have to file suggestions in opposition?
Ten days after the court's request for a response.
How long can the suggestions in opposition be?
No more than six pages, including any written-document exhibits attached to them.
Can a party attach exhibits to suggestions in opposition?
Only written documents, and those count toward the six-page limit. No other exhibits can be attached or filed separately.
Who can file suggestions in opposition?
Any party other than the one that filed the transfer application, once the court has requested a response.
What rule governs the application these suggestions respond to?
Rule 83.05 sets out the form and content requirements for the transfer application itself.
Source & verification. Rule text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Missouri State & Federal Court Rules, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Missouri. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
Official source
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