Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Typewritten or Printed. All pleadings
filed in any proceeding shall be typewritten. The impression shall be on one
side of the paper, and lines shall be double-spaced, except that long
quotations, tables or schedules of data, etc., may be single-spaced, and
indented. Any papers will be accepted as typewritten if produced by an copying
or duplicating process which produces a clear black image on white paper (any
attached exhibits may contain color images). The paper shall be unglazed, and
the printing shall be in clear type.
B. Size of Papers. All papers, except
exhibits, shall not exceed a width of 8-1/2 inches and a length of 11 inches,
and shall have inside margins not less than one inch wide. Whenever practical,
all exhibits of a documentary character shall conform to said requirements of
size and margin.
C. Signature and
Address. The original copy of every pleading shall be signed in ink by the
party filing the paper, or by the officer, attorney or other representative who
appears for such party. Pleadings shall contain the address, telephone number,
fax number and email address of the party or representative filing the paper
or, if he is represented by an attorney, the name, business address, state bar
number, fax number, email address and telephone number of such
attorney.
D. Other Requirements.
All pleadings shall contain:
1. the name of
the party on whose behalf the pleading is filed;
2. a concise statement of the relevant facts
relied upon by the pleader;
3.
separately numbered paragraphs, when appropriate;
4. when appropriate, each statute, court
decision, agency rule or regulation relied upon;
5. a prayer stating the type of relief,
action or order desired by the pleader;
6. any other matter required by statute or
rule;
7. a certificate of service,
when service is required; and
8.
where appropriate, the caption or heading should be similar in format to and
shall include the following information:
PILOTAGE FEE COMMISSION
STATE OF LOUISIANA
IN THE MATTER OF DOCKET NO.
*
*
*
______________________________________________
(Title of Pleading)
E. Request For Action.
1. In addition to the other requirements
contained in the rules, if the pleading is a Request for Action that seeks an
increase in rates or fees, it shall not be considered effectively filed unless
it shall have appended thereto the notice for publication required by Rule 27,
the sworn testimony, affidavits and exhibits representing applicant's case in
chief and upon which the party will rely in support of its request for an
increase in rates or fees and a proposed schedule of the rates or fees designed
to effect the proposed increase. For the purpose of commencing the one year
period in La.
R.S.
34:1122 D(9), a Request for Action relative
to pilotage fees shall be in proper form in accordance with the requirements
set forth in these rules.
2. A
Request for Action that seeks a decrease in rates or fees shall not be
considered effectively filed unless it shall have appended thereto the notice
for publication required by Rule 27, and include a statement setting forth the
substantial interest of the party filing the request, a description of the
rates at issue, and the basis for the proposed decrease in rates.
F. Initial Filings
1. In conjunction with its filing of a
Request for Action or other initial pleading in a proceeding, each party shall
designate one "contact" person who shall serve as the party's agent for
receiving mailings and other communications from the Commission regarding the
proceeding and other parties of record in the proceeding and shall provide the
"contact" person's mailing address, telephone number, email address, and fax
number.
G. File-Stamped
Copies
1. Parties requesting the return of
file-stamped copies of a pleading must provide the additional copies, as well
as a stamped, self-addressed envelope for that purpose.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
49:967 and Pilotage Fee Commission Rule 60.
