---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1149.44"
title: "45"
number: "1149.44"
heading: "What must documents filed with the ALJ include?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1149.44"
---

# §1149.44. What must documents filed with the ALJ include?

- (a) Documents filed with the ALJ must include:
  - (1) An original; and
  - (2) **Two copies.**
- (b) Every document filed in the proceeding must contain:
  - (1) A title, for example, “motion to quash subpoena”;
  - (2) A caption setting forth the title of the action; and
  - (3) **The case number assigned by the ALJ.**
- (c) Every document must be signed by the filer, or his/her representative, and contain the address or telephone number of that person.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 8G(a)(2); 20 U.S.C. 959; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812.

### Source

Source: 79 FR 67081, Nov. 12, 2014, unless otherwise noted.