Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 1 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Subchapter C - PLEADINGS, MOTIONS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
Section 1.31 - Classification of Pleadings

Universal Citation: 16 TX Admin Code ยง 1.31

Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024

(a) Pleadings filed in contested case proceedings before the Commission shall be designated as one of the following: application, petition, complaint, notice of protest, answer, motion, exception, or response or reply to one of the preceding pleadings. If there is an error in the designation of a pleading, the examiner or the Hearings Director may determine the appropriate status in the proceeding and treat it accordingly.

(b) Requests for discovery and responses thereto shall not be classified as pleadings and shall become a part of the administrative record in a contested case only when offered as evidence, or when part of a request for an order compelling a discovery response, or a reply thereto.

(c) Pleadings shall be liberally construed. As applicable, the Commission, Hearings Director, or examiner may construe a document as a pleading if the intent of the filing or document is evident.

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