Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part I - Office of the Secretary
Subpart 1 - Departmental Administrative Procedures
Chapter 11 - Declaratory Rulings
Section I-1137 - Pleadings: Form and Content
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-1137
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
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.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2050.10.
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