---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 C.F.R. § 385.2002"
title: "18"
number: "385.2002"
heading: "Caption of filings (Rule 2002)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/18/385.2002"
---

# §385.2002. Caption of filings (Rule 2002).


A filing must begin with a caption that sets forth:

- (a) The docket designation, if any;
- (b) The words “INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL” underneath the docket designation if the filing is an appeal under [Rule 715(c)](/cfr/18/715.md?p=c) of a presiding officer's denial of a motion for an interlocutory appeal;
- (c) The title of the proceeding if a proceeding has been initiated;
- (d) A heading which describes the filing; and
- (e) The name of the participant for whom the filing is made, or a shortened designation for the participant.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Order 225, 47 FR 19022, May 3, 1982, as amended by Order 402, 49 FR 39539, Oct. 9, 1984]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 551-557; 15 U.S.C. 717-717w, 3301-3432; 16 U.S.C. 791a-825v, 2601-2645; 28 U.S.C. 2461; 31 U.S.C 3701, 9701; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352, 16441, 16451-16463; 49 U.S.C. 60502; 49 App. U.S.C. 1-85 (1988); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (1990); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (2015).

### Source

Source: Order 225, 47 FR 19022, May 3, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Order 225, 47 FR 19022, May 3, 1982, as amended by Order 402, 49 FR 39539, Oct. 9, 1984]