[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR2200.32]

[Page 266]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
      CHAPTER XX--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION
 
PART 2200_RULES OF PROCEDURE--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart C_Pleadings and Motions
 
Sec. 2200.32  Signing of pleadings and motions.

    Pleadings and motions shall be signed by the filing party or by the 
party's representative. The signature of a representative constitutes a 
representation by him that he is authorized to represent the party or 
parties on whose behalf the pleading is filed. The signature of a 
representative or party also constitutes a certificate by him that he 
has read the pleading, motion, or other paper, that to the best of his 
knowledge, information, and belief, formed after reasonable inquiry, it 
is well grounded in fact and is warranted by existing law or a good 
faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing 
law, and that it is not interposed for any improper purpose, such as to 
harass or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of 
litigation. If a pleading, motion or other paper is signed in violation 
of this rule, such signing party or its representative shall be subject 
to the sanctions set forth in Sec. 2200.41 or Sec. 2200.104.

[51 FR 32015, Sept. 8, 1986; 52 FR 13831, Apr. 27, 1987, as amended at 
57 FR 41685, Sept. 11, 1992]

    Effective Date Note: At 70 FR 22788, May 3, 2005, Sec. 2200.32 was 
revised, effective Aug. 1, 2005. At 70 FR 25652, May 13, 2005, technical 
corrections were incorporated. For the convenience of the user, the 
revised text is set forth as follows:

Sec. 2200.32  Signing of pleadings and motions.

    Pleadings and motions shall be signed by the filing party or by the 
party's representative. The signature of a representative constitutes a 
representation by him that he is authorized to represent the party or 
parties on whose behalf the pleading is filed. The signature of a 
representative or party also constitutes a certificate by him that he 
has read the pleading, motion, or other paper, that to the best of his 
knowledge, information, and belief, formed after reasonable inquiry, it 
is well grounded in fact and is warranted by existing law or a good 
faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing 
law, and that it is not interposed for any improper purpose, such as to 
harass or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of 
litigation. If a pleading, motion or other paper is signed in violation 
of this rule, such signing party or its representative shall be subject 
to the sanctions set forth in Sec. 2200.101 or Sec. 2200.104. A 
signature by a party representative constitutes a representation by him 
that he understands that the rules and orders of the Commission and its 
Judges apply equally to attorney and non-attorney representatives.