D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-1723

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Rule 17-1723 - MOTIONS AND OTHER PLEADINGS
1723.1

Except by leave of the Hearing Examiner during a hearing, an application for an order or other relief shall be made by written motion. A motion shall state with particularity the grounds on which it is based and shall clearly set forth the order or relief sought. If a motion is to be supported by memoranda, affidavits, or other papers, they shall be attached and served with the motion.

1723.2

A copy of each motion, opposition, reply, or other pleading filed shall be served on each party separately represented, and a certificate of service shall appear at the end of the pleading showing the date and method of service.

1723.3

Any party may file a response or opposition to a motion within ten (10) days after service of the motion but the Hearing Examiner may shorten or extend this time. The response or opposition shall not include a motion for other affirmative relief against the moving party.

1723.4

A reply to a response or opposition may be filed within three (3) days after service of the response or opposition, but a reply shall not re-argue propositions, presented in the motion nor present matters which are not strictly in reply to the response or opposition. No further pleadings may be filed except by leave of the Hearing Examiner.

1723.5

A motion or other pleading shall meet the following additional requirements:

(a) It shall be submitted on business size eight and one-half inches by eleven inch paper;
(b) It shall contain the name and number of the case, if any;
(c) It shall be double-spaced, except footnotes and quotations, which may be single- spaced;
(d) It shall be signed by the party on whose behalf it is filed or by that party's counsel; and
(e) It shall be accompanied by an additional copy unless the Hearing Examiner permits the parties to file a lesser number of copies.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-1723

Final Rulemaking at 50 DCR 9549 (November 14, 2003)