Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 199 - Utilities Commission
Chapter 7 - Practice and Procedure
Rule 199-7.9 - Pleadings and Answers
Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 199-7.9
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 13, December 25, 2024
(1) Pleadings. Pleadings may be filed pursuant to statute, rule, or order or filed to initiate a docket and shall be filed in the commission's electronic filing system.
(2) Answers.
a. Unless otherwise
ordered by the commission or presiding officer, answers to complaints,
petitions, applications, or other pleadings shall be filed with the commission
within 20 days after the day on which the pleading being answered was filed in
the commission's electronic filing system and served upon the respondent or
other party. However, when a statute or other provision of law requires the
commission to issue a decision in the case in six months or less, the answer
shall be filed with the commission within 10 days of service of the pleading
being answered, unless otherwise ordered by the board or presiding
officer.
b. Each answer must
specifically admit, deny, or otherwise answer all material allegations of the
pleadings and also briefly set forth the affirmative grounds relied upon to
support each answer.
c. Any party
who deems the complaint, petition, application, or other pleading insufficient
to show a breach of legal duty or grounds for relief may move to dismiss
instead of, or in addition to, answering.
d. A party may apply for a more definitive
and detailed statement instead of, or in addition to, answering, if
appropriate.
(3) Amendments to pleadings. Amendments to pleadings may be allowed upon proper motion at any time during the pendency of the proceeding upon such terms as are just and reasonable.
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