Rule 52.4. Response

(a) A response to the petition need not be filed unless ordered by the court. The court must not grant relief — other than temporary relief — before a response has been filed or ordered by the court. The response must conform to the requirements of 52.3, except that: if the response is filed in the Supreme Court, the introduction should summarize the reasons the Court should deny relief;

(b) the list of parties and counsel is not required unless necessary to supplement or correct the list contained in the petition;

(c) the response need not include a statement of the case, a statement of the issues presented, or a statement of the facts unless the responding party is dissatisfied with that portion of the petition;

(d) a statement of jurisdiction should be omitted unless the petition fails to assert valid grounds for jurisdiction, in which case the reasons why the court lacks jurisdiction must be concisely stated;

(e) the argument must be confined to the issues or points presented in the petition; and

(f) the appendix to the response need not contain any item already contained in an appendix filed by the relator.