[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR1201.26]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
               CHAPTER II--MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
 
PART 1201_PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B_Procedures for Appellate Cases
 
Sec. 1201.26  Number of pleadings, service, and response.

    (a) Number. The appellant must file two copies of both the appeal 
and all attachments with the appropriate Board office, unless the 
appellant files an appeal in electronic form under Sec. 1201.14.
    (b) Service--(1) Service by the Board. The appropriate office of the 
Board will mail a copy of the appeal to each party to the proceeding 
other than the appellant. It will attach to each copy a service list, 
consisting of a list of the names and addresses of the parties to the 
proceeding or their designated representatives.
    (2) Service by the parties. The parties must serve on each other one 
copy of each pleading, as defined by Sec. 1201.4(b), and all documents 
submitted with it, except for the appeal. They may do so by mail, by 
facsimile, by commercial or personal delivery, or by electronic filing 
in accordance with Sec. 1201.14. Documents and pleadings must be served 
upon each party and each representative. A certificate of service 
stating how and when service was made must accompany each pleading. The 
parties must notify the appropriate Board office and one another, in 
writing, of any changes in the names, or addresses on the service list.

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    (c) Paper size. Pleadings and attachments must be filed on 8\1/2\ by 
11-inch paper, except for good cause shown. This requirement enables the 
Board to comply with standards established for U.S. courts. All 
electronic documents must be formatted so that they will print on 8\1/2\ 
by 11-inch paper.

[54 FR 53504, Dec. 29, 1989; 55 FR 548, Jan. 5, 1990, as amended at 58 
FR 36345, July 7, 1993; 68 FR 59862, Oct. 20, 2003; 69 FR 57629, Sept. 
27, 2004]