the perm eliminates the CVSG---it’s only possible for pending cases.

Third, the Solicitor General is often asked formally by the Supreme Court through a process referred to in the relevant jargon as "CVSG" (or "call for the views of the Solicitor General") to express his views on whether a pending petition for certiorari in a non-government case should be granted. In such instances, the Court is not seeking the advice of an advocate or a partisan, but rather of an officer of that court committed to providing his best judgment with respect to the matter at issue.