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o: order
oa: order amending
oad: order amended dissent
oam: order and amended memorandum
oap: order and amended opinion
oop: order & opinion
o2: second opinion
eb: en banc
ebop: en banc opinion
ebo: en banc order
cd: concurrence/dissent
ad: amended dissent
