(1) If the court determines that oral argument shall be held in a case, the parties shall be so notified. Oral argument will probably not be held if the questions of law are not novel, and the briefs adequately cover the arguments; if the questions of law involve no more than an application of settled rules of law to a recurring fact situation; if the sole question of law is the sufficiency of the evidence, the adequacy of instructions to the jury or rulings on the admissibility of evidence, and the briefs refer to the record, which will determine the outcome.
Comment
The court will notify the parties if oral argument is going to be held, but generally will not notify the parties that oral argument is not going to be held. Pursuant to Rule 16, th