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FCC 1.734
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 | 2016
  § 1.734   Specifications as to pleadings, briefs, and other documents;
subscription.

   (a) All papers filed in any formal complaint proceeding must be drawn in
   conformity with the requirements of § § 1.49 and 1.50.

   (b) All averments of claims or defenses in complaints and answers shall be
   made in numbered paragraphs. The contents of each paragraph shall be limited
   as far as practicable to a statement of a single set of circumstances. Each
   claim founded on a separate transaction or occurrence and each affirmative
   defense shall be separately stated to facilitate the clear presentation of
   the matters set forth.

   (c) The original of all pleadings and other submissions filed by any party
   shall be signed by the party, or by the party's attorney. The signing party
   shall include in the document his or her address, telephone number, email
   address, and the date on which the document was signed. Copies should be
   conformed to the original. Unless specifically required by rule or statute,
   pleadings need not be verified. The signature of an attorney or party, in
   accordance with the requirements of § 1.52, shall be a certificate that the
   attorney or party has read the pleading, motion, or other paper; that to the
   best  of  his  or  her knowledge, information, and belief formed after
   reasonable inquiry, it is well grounded in fact and is warranted by existing
   law or a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of
   existing law; and that it is not interposed solely for purposes of delay or
   for any other improper purpose.

   [ 53 FR 11855 , Apr. 11, 1988. Redesignated at  58 FR 25573 , Apr. 27, 1993, as
   amended at  63 FR 1040 , Jan. 7, 1998;  79 FR 73846 , Dec. 12, 2014]

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Goto Section: 1.733 | 1.735

Goto Year: 2014 | 2016
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