201.152—Filing of papers: Form.
(a) Specifications.
Papers filed in connection with any proceeding as defined in § 201.101(a) shall:
(1)
Be on one grade of unglazed white paper measuring 8 1/2 ×11 inches, except that, to the extent that the reduction of larger documents would render them illegible, such documents may be filed on larger paper;
(2)
Be typewritten or printed in 12-point or larger typeface or otherwise reproduced by a process that produces permanent and plainly legible copies;
(3)
Include at the head of the paper, or on a title page, the name of the Commission, the title of the proceeding, the names of the parties, the subject of the particular paper or pleading, and the file number assigned to the proceeding;
(c) Suitability for recordkeeping.
Documents which, in the opinion of the Commission, are not suitable for computer scanning or microfilming may be rejected.
(d) Number of copies.
An original and three copies of all papers shall be filed, unless filing is made by facsimile in accordance with § 201.151. If filing is made by facsimile, the filer shall also transmit to the Office of the Secretary one non-facsimile original with a manual signature, contemporaneously with the facsimile transmission. The non-facsimile original must be accompanied by a statement of the date on which, and the facsimile number to which, the party made transmission of the facsimile filing.
(e) Form of briefs.
All briefs containing more than 10 pages shall include a table of contents, an alphabetized table of cases, a table of statutes, and a table of other authorities cited, with references to the pages of the brief wherein they are cited.
(f) Scandalous or impertinent matter.
Any scandalous or impertinent matter contained in any brief or pleading or in connection with any oral presentation in a proceeding may be stricken on order of the Commission or the hearing officer.