Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part LXX - River Pilots
Subpart 5 - Louisiana Pilotage Fee Commission
Chapter 124 - Docketing and Notice
Section LXX-12402 - Administrator; Docketing of Filings

A. Upon the filing of any pleading with the Administrator, he shall forthwith examine it to determine if it is timely and in compliance with Rule 20. If it is found to be untimely, the Administrator shall return the pleading to the person making it, with a statement of the reasons for rejecting same and requesting that it be refiled with a motion to permit a late filing. If the filing is found to be noncompliant with Rule 20, the Administrator shall return the filing to the person making it, along with a statement of the reasons for rejecting same. The person who filed shall thereafter have the right to file a corrected pleading. In no event shall the filing of a corrected pleading be permitted to delay any hearing unless the Commission, Hearing Panel or Hearing Master, as appropriate, determines that such delay is necessary in order to prevent injustice or to protect the public interest and welfare, and provided further that the failure of the Commission to return such pleading shall not constitute a waiver by the Commission or any proper party to object at a later time to the sufficiency or timeliness of the pleading. Any determination made under this rule shall be subject to review by the Commission upon written request by the party affected.

B. At the time a pleading or other document which initiates a new proceeding is received by the Administrator, and found to be in compliance with Rule 20, it shall be filed and assigned a docket number. That docket number shall be used on all subsequent pleadings, such as interventions, answers, motions, amendments, supplements, and notices, filed in the matter.

C. The Administrator shall maintain a separate docket for each proceeding which shall be accessible through electronic means when available.