The limited exceptions include for example filings that may contain classified information, class action cases and subpoenas. Image: rawf8/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffThe MSPB has issued interim final rules, effective today (October 2) generally requiring all pleadings filed by agencies and attorneys who represent appellants in MSPB proceedings to be electronically filed through its e-Appeal system, which is being updated also effective today.
“This requirement will apply to all pleadings in all adjudicatory proceedings before the Board,” says a September 29 Federal Register notice.
It notes that the MSPB has made an e-filing system available since 2008 and that its features “will still be available in the new, modernized e-Appeal system. Additionally, in the new e-Appeal, parties and their representatives will have access to a dashboard that allows management of all their Board cases and case materials in one place, providing new efficiencies for our customers.”
Although the prior system was “valuable to both MSPB and its customers, some benefits can only be fully realized by maximizing the number of pleadings that are e-filed. By requiring e-filing for agencies and attorneys who represent appellants, MSPB can improve efficiency in adjudication and reduce costs associated with the need to scan pleadings that are submitted in paper form,” it adds.
The limited exceptions include for example filings that may contain classified information, class action cases and subpoenas.
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