La. Admin. Code tit. 1 § III-307

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-307 - Filing of Pleadings and Documents

A. Any pleading, document or other item filed with the clerk of court into the adjudicatory record shall be filed by hand delivery, postal mail, or transmitted by electronic means. Documents sent by fax should not exceed 20 pages.

B. Unless otherwise provided by law, all pleadings, documents or other items shall be deemed filed on the date received by the clerk of court if received by 5 p.m. Items filed after 5 p.m. shall be deemed filed on the next business day.

C. Parties requesting discovery shall serve such requests on any other party, his/her counsel of record, or other designated representative, but discovery requests shall not be filed in the record of the proceedings. The party responsible for service of the discovery materials shall retain the original and become the custodian of such materials. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to preclude the filing of any discovery materials as exhibits or as evidence in connection with a motion or hearing.

La. Admin. Code tit. 1, § III-307

Promulgated by the Department of Civil Service, Division of Administrative Law, LR 28:41 (January 2002), amended LR 38:2946 (November 2012).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 49:991 et seq.