DISPOSITION OF APPEAL

(a) In Open Court. In those cases in which the decision is unanimous and each judge of the panel believes that no jurisprudential purpose would be served by a written opinion, disposition of the case may be made in open court following oral argument. A written judgment shall be signed and entered by the clerk in accordance with the decision of the panel from the bench. (b) Decisions as Precedent. A panel may limit the precedential effect of a decision to the case and parties before it by so stating in its decision. Absent such a statement, decisions of a panel shall not be limited as precedent for purposes of 6th Cir. BAP LBR 8014 - 1(c).