La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § I-1137

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024

Section I-1137 - Pleadings: Form and Content

A. Pleadings shall:

1. state the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the person causing the pleading to be filed. In instances where the person filing a pleading is represented by another person, that person's name, address, and telephone number shall be included in the pleading;

2. be legibly written in ink, typewritten, or printed with 1-inch top, bottom, and side margins, and shall be on strong durable white paper, no larger than 8 1/2 by 11 inches;

3. be double-spaced, have its pages numbered, and if customary, be divided into separate numbered paragraphs;

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

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

6. state clearly and concisely the relief or action sought;

7. be signed in ink by the party filing same or by his/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/her knowledge, information, and belief, every statement contained in the document is true; and

8. certify that a copy of the pleading or document has been mailed or hand delivered, on or before the date it is filed with the declaratory rulings clerk, to all parties.

B. The heading shall be similar in format to and shall include the information contained in LAC 33:I.331.B.

C. Failure to comply with this Section shall not invalidate the pleadings, but may be grounds for denial of the request for issuance of a declaratory ruling. The declaratory rulings officer 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. 33, § I-1137

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of the Secretary, LR 23:1144 (September 1997).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2050.10.