Local Rule D.C.COLO.LAPR 10.2: COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION AND FORM OF PLEADING

D.C.COLO.LAPR 10.2 COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION AND FORM OF PLEADING

(a) Social Security Appeals.

(1) Review of a decision of the Commissioner of Social Security shall be commenced by filing a "Complaint and Petition for Review" which shall identify the specific order or decision for which review is sought and the date of issuance of that order or decision.

(2) As an answer to the complaint, the Commissioner shall file a certified copy of the transcript of the relevant administrative record and any affirmative defense, which if not then filed, shall be waived.

(b) Bankruptcy Appeals. Appeals to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado from the Bankruptcy Court shall be commenced and administered as prescribed in Part VIII of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 8001-8028 and D.C.COLO.LAPR 16.1 and 16.2.

(c) Administrative Appeals/Actions for Review of Final Agency Orders, Decisions, or Rulemaking. Review of an order, decision, rulemaking, or other final action of an administrative agency under an agency's establishing statute or the Administrative Procedure Act is commenced by filing a properly denominated complaint or petition for relief as specified by the statute under which relief is requested. The complaint or petition for relief shall include factual allegations relating to the grounds on which the agency action is being challenged and the legal basis for plaintiff/petitioner's entitlement to relief.