(a) Notation on Pleading. In any action or proceeding which a party believes is
required to be heard by a three-judge district Court, the words "Three-Judge
District Court Requested" or the equivalent shall be included in the caption under
the case number of the first pleading in which the cause of action requiring a three-
judge Court is pleaded. Unless the basis for the request is apparent from the
pleading, it shall be set forth in the pleading or in a brief statement attached thereto.
The words "Three-Judge District Court Requested" or the equivalent on a pleading
is a sufficient request under 28 U.S.C. § 2284.
(b) Failure to comply. Failure to comply with this rule is not a ground for failing to
convene or for dissolving a three-judge Court.
