29 CFR § 2200.205 - Filing of pleadings.

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title: "29 CFR § 2200.205 - Filing of pleadings."
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# 2200.205 Filing of pleadings.

(a) *Complaint and answer.* Once a case is designated for Simplified Proceedings, the complaint and answer requirements are suspended. If the Secretary has filed a complaint under § 2200.34(a), a response to a petition under § 2200.37(d)(5), or a response to an employee contest under § 2200.38(a), and if Simplified Proceedings has been ordered, no response to these documents will be required.

(b) *Motions.* Limited, if any, motion practice is contemplated in Simplified Proceedings, but all motion practice shall conform with § 2200.40.