La. Admin. Code tit. 1 § III-311

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section III-311 - Pleadings-Form and Content

A. Unless otherwise required by law, pleadings should:

1. state the name, physical address, mailing address, electronic address and telephone number of the person filing the pleading, and his/her attorney bar roll number, if applicable;

2. if filed on paper, be legibly written in ink, typewritten or printed with 1-inch top, bottom and side margins and should be on strong durable white paper, no larger than 8 1/2 by 11 inches; if filed electronically, in a format designated by the clerk of court, and with 1-inch top, bottom and side margins;

3. be divided into separately numbered paragraphs and double-spaced;

4. state clearly, concisely and particularly all relevant facts that support the relief sought;

5. state the relief sought;

6. when appropriate, identify any statute, regulation, rule, written statement of law or policy, decision, order, permit, or license and the particular aspect of each upon which the pleading relies;

7. be signed in ink or by electronic signature by the party filing same or by his or her duly authorized agent or attorney. The signature of the person signing the document constitutes a certification that he or she has read the document and that, to the best of his or her knowledge, information and belief, every statement contained in the document is true; and

8. certify that service has been made in accordance with these rules.

B. The heading should be similar in format to and shall include the information contained in the following example.

STATE OF LOUISIANA

DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

DEPARTMENT OF _____________*

*

*

IN THE MATTER OF * DOCKET NO. :

*

*

______________________________________________

(TITLE OF PLEADING)

C. The certificate of service should be similar in format to and shall include the information contained in the following example:

I certify that a copy of this document has been transmitted to all parties of record on this __ day of ___, 20___.

D. Failure to comply with this Section shall not invalidate the pleadings, but the administrative law judge shall have discretion to rule whether pleadings are in substantial compliance with this Section, to require the amendment or supplementation of any pleading, or to take such other action as may be appropriate.

La. Admin. Code tit. 1, § III-311

Promulgated by the Department of Civil Service, Division of Administrative Law, LR 28:41 (January 2002), amended LR 38:2947 (November 2012).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 49:991 et seq.