Any document or pleading prepared by an attorney representing a party shall be electronically filed with the Commission through ATOS and contain the typed or printed name, official Mississippi Bar identification number, email address, mailing address and telephone number of the attorney. Once a claim is controverted, each party shall certify that he or she has sent a copy of the pleading or other document to each other party to the claim. Any document or pleading requiring a claimant's signature may be electronically signed using DocuSign.
All pleadings and other documents filed with the Commission, including any stenographically reported depositions, shall be typed or printed on letter size (8-1/2 x 11) paper to conform with the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure and the Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure and shall contain the style of the claim and Commission file number.
Any proposed order submitted to the Commission or Administrative Judge shall be signed by the party preparing the order, and where the proposed order is an agreed or joint order, such as an order approving settlement, it must be signed and approved by an attorney or other legal representative for each party.
An unrepresented party shall file all pleadings and documents required by the Commission by mail addressed to the attention of the Administrative Judge assigned to the claim.
20 Miss. Code. R. 1-2.20