# 5 C.F.R. § 1201.128 (2026): Filing complaint; serving documents on parties

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P1201_S1201_128

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 C.F.R. § 1201.128 (2026)
- **Heading:** Filing complaint; serving documents on parties
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 5 CFR: Administrative Personnel / Chapter II: MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD / Part 1201: PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES / Subpart D: Procedures for Original Jurisdiction Cases / § 1201.128: § 1201.128   Filing complaint › serving documents on parties.

## Text

(a)
Place of filing.
A Special Counsel complaint seeking corrective action under 5 U.S.C. 1214 must be filed with the Clerk of the Board. After the complaint has been assigned to a judge, subsequent pleadings must be filed with the Board office where the judge is located.
(b)
Initial filing and service.
The Special Counsel must file a copy of the complaint, together with numbered and tabbed exhibits or attachments, if any, and a certificate of service listing the respondent agency or the agency's representative, and each person on whose behalf the corrective action is brought.
(c)
Subsequent filings and service.
Each party must serve on every other party or the party's representative one copy of each of its pleadings, as defined by § 1201.4(b). A certificate of service describing how and when service was made must accompany each pleading. Each party is responsible for notifying the Board and the other parties in writing of any change in name, address, telephone number, or facsimile number of the party or the party's representative.
[62 FR 48451, Sept. 16, 1997, as amended at 68 FR 59863, Oct. 20, 2003; 69 FR 57630, Sept. 27, 2004; 77 FR 62370, Oct. 12, 2012]

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