Rule 15.3 - Consolidation by Agreement; Notice to Courts of Appeals(a)Appealing Parties to Confer Regarding Consolidation. When any appealing party learns that two or more parties have properly designated different courts of appeals, that party must promptly confer with lead counsel for all other appealing parties (if represented, otherwise counsel must confer with the pro se party) and determine if all appealing parties will agree to consolidate the appeals in one of the courts of appeals.(b)Time to Provide Notice. No later than 30 days - 20 days in an accelerated appeal - after the filing date of the first-filed notice of appeal described in paragraph (a), the parties must submit to the clerks of both courts of appeals written notice either of the appealing parties' agreement to consolidate the appeals or of the appealing parties' inability to reach agreement regarding consolidation.(c)Contents of Notice. The notice must identify each appealing party and the party's counsel (if represented, or state that the party is pro se), and must either identify the court of appeals designated by agreement or state that the appealing parties were unable to agree to consolidate all appeals in a particular court. The notice must also contain a certificate stating that the filing parties conferred, or made a reasonable attempt to confer, with all other appealing parties regarding consolidation of the appeals. If the notice states that all appealing parties have agreed to consolidation, it must identify every party or party's attorney who agreed to the consolidation.(d)Consolidation by Agreement of All Appealing Parties. If the clerks of both courts of appeals receive notice that all appealing parties have agreed to consolidation, the chief justices of both courts will request the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to transfer all pending appeals in the case to the court of appeals designated by the parties' agreement.