[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR185.128]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 185--PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 185.128  Form, filing and service of papers.

    (a) Form. Documents filed with the ALJ shall include an original and 
two copies. Every pleading and paper filed in the proceeding shall 
contain a caption setting forth the title of the action, the case number 
assigned by the ALJ, and a designation of the paper (e.g., motion to 
quash subpoena). Every pleading and paper shall be signed by, and shall 
contain the address and telephone number of the party or the person on 
whose behalf the paper was filed, or his or her representative.
    (b) Filing. Papers are considered filed when they are mailed. Date 
of mailing may be established by a certificate from the party or its 
representative or by proof that the document was sent by certified or 
registered mail.
    (c) Service. A party filing a document with the ALJ shall, at the 
time of filing, serve a copy of such document on every other party. 
Service upon any party of any document other than those required to be 
served as prescribed in Sec. 185.108 shall be made by delivering a copy 
or by placing a copy of the document in the United States mail, postage 
prepaid and addressed, to the party's last known address. When a party 
is represented by a representative, service shall be made upon such 
representative in lieu of the actual party.
    (d) Proof of service. A certificate of the individual serving the 
document by personal delivery or by mail, setting forth the manner of 
service, shall be proof of service.