Rule 12.4. Withdrawing Papers

(a) The clerk may permit the record or other filed item to be taken from the clerk’s office at any time, on the following conditions: the clerk must have a receipt for the record or item;

(b) the clerk should make reasonable conditions to ensure that the withdrawn record or item is preserved and returned;

(c) the clerk may demand the return of the record or item at any time;

(d) after the case is submitted to the court and before the court’s decision, the record cannot be withdrawn;

(e) after the court’s decision, the losing party must be given priority in withdrawing the record;

(f) the clerk may not allow original documents filed under Rule 34.5(f) or original exhibits filed under Rule 34.6(g) to be taken from the clerk’s office;

(g) if the court allows an original document or exhibit to be taken by a party and it is not returned, the court may accept the opposing party’s statement concerning the document’s or exhibit’s nature and contents;

(h) withdrawn material must not be removed from the court’s jurisdiction; and

(i) the court may, on the motion of any party or its own initiative, modify any of these conditions.