[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR20.303]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 20_RULES OF PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND EVIDENCE FOR FORMAL 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COAST GUARD--Table of Contents

 

                     Subpart C_Pleadings and Motions

 

Sec. 20.303  Form and content of filed documents.



    (a) Each filed document must clearly--

    (1) State the title of the case;

    (2) State the docket number of the case, if one has been assigned;

    (3) Designate the type of filing (for instance: petition, notice, or 

motion to dismiss);

    (4) Identify the filing party by name and capacity acted in; and

    (5) State the address, telephone number, and any fax number of the 

filing party and, if that party is represented, the name, address, 

telephone number, and any fax number of the representative.

    (b) Each filed document must--

    (1) Measure 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, except that a table, chart, or 

other attachment may be larger if folded to the size of the filed 

document to which it is physically attached;



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    (2) Be printed on just one side of the page and be clearly 

typewritten, printed, or otherwise reproduced by a process that yields 

legible and permanent copies;

    (3) Be double-spaced except for footnotes and long quotations, which 

may be single-spaced;

    (4) Have a left margin of at least 1\1/2\ inches and other margins 

of at least 1 inch; and

    (5) Be bound on the left side, if bound.

    (c) Each filed document must be in English or, if in another 

language, accompanied by a certified translation. The original of each 

filed document must be signed by the filing party or her or his 

representative. Unless the rules in this part or the ALJ requires it to 

be verified or accompanied by an affidavit, no filed document need be. 

The signature constitutes a certification by the signer that she or he 

has read the document; that, to the best of her or his knowledge, 

information, and belief, the statements made in it are true; and that 

she or he does not intend it to cause delay.

    (d) Complaints, answers, and simple motions may employ forms 

approved for use in proceedings of the Coast Guard instead of the format 

set out in this section.