(a) What to file -
(1)
General. All documents
required to be served on a party or intervenor shall be filed either before
service or within a reasonable time after service.
(2)
Discovery documents.
Discovery documents generated pursuant to §§
2200.52 through 2200.56 shall not be filed with the Commission or the Judge. Filing and retention of
such discovery documents shall comply with §
2200.52(i) and (j).
(b) Where to file. Prior to assignment of a case to a Judge, all documents shall be filed electronically in the Commission's E-File System or with the Executive Secretary at One Lafayette Centre, 1120 20th Street NW, Suite 980, Washington, DC 20036-3457. After the assignment of the case to a Judge, all documents shall be filed electronically in the Commission's E-File System or with the Judge at the address given in the notice of assignment. After the docketing of the Judge's report, all documents shall be filed with the Executive Secretary, except as provided in § 2200.90(b)(4).
(c) Electronic filing with the Commission -
(1)
Mandatory
e-filing. All parties and intervenors must file documents
electronically in the Commission's E-File System by following the instructions
on the Commission's website (www.oshrc.gov), unless a self-represented
party or intervenor is able to claim that complying with this paragraph will
place an undue burden upon that party or intervenor under paragraph (c)(2) of
this section or the documents are exempt from e-filing under paragraph (c)(5)
of this section. Documents may not be filed with the Commission or the Judge
via email, unless allowed under paragraph (d)(1) of this section.
(2)
Undue burden.
Self-represented parties or intervenors may submit a written statement to the
Judge requesting an exemption from the mandatory e-filing requirement on the
grounds that it would place an undue burden on them to comply with the
requirement. If the Judge grants an exemption, exempted self-represented
parties or intervenors must file documents by postage-prepaid first class or
higher class U.S. Mail, commercial delivery service, personal delivery, or...
