Sec. 1.728  Formal complaints not stating a cause of action; defective 
          pleadings.

    (a) Any document purporting to be a formal complaint which does not 
state a cause of action under the Communications Act will be dismissed. 
In such case, any amendment or supplement to such document will be 
considered a new filing which must be made within the statutory periods 
of limitations of actions contained in section 415 of the Communications 
Act.
    (b) Any other pleading filed in a formal complaint proceeding not in 
conformity with the requirements of the applicable rules in this part 
may be deemed defective. In such case the Commission may strike the 
pleading or request that specified defects be corrected and that proper 
pleadings be filed with the Commission and served on all parties within 
a prescribed time as a condition to being made a part of the record in 
the proceeding.
[ 53 FR 11854 , Apr. 11, 1988]