Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
Section 150-1-5 - Parties and ProtestantsParties to proceedings before the Commission are known as applicants, petitioners, complainants, defendants, respondents, and intervenors.
5.1. "Complainant" means any party in a formal complaint who complains of anything done or omitted to be done in violation of any law, rule, regulation or order administered or promulgated by the Commission.5.2. "Defendant" means any party subject to the laws, rules, regulations and orders administered by the Commission against whom any complaint is filed.5.3. "Intervenor" means any person permitted by the Commission to intervene as a party in any proceeding. Commission Staff need not petition to intervene and will be considered a party in any case in which it chooses to participate. Once an individual or entity has filed with the Commission a petition for leave to intervene in a proceeding in accordance with Rule 12.6., that individual or entity is considered a party for the purposes of filing papers with the Commission in accordance with Rule 4 and propounding discovery requests on other parties in accordance with Rule 13.6, unless and until the Commission rules otherwise by order.5.4. "Respondent" means any party subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission to whom the Commission issues notice instituting a proceeding or investigation or inquiry of the Commission; and any party in interest or person ordered before any pending proceeding of the Commission.5.5. "Applicant" means any party who files an application with the Commission for approval, determination, consent, certification or authorization of the Commission.5.6. "Petitioner" means any party on whose behalf a petition is made for approval, determination, consent, certification or authorization of the Commission.5.7. "Protestant" means any person who objects on the grounds of public or private interest to the approval, determination, consent, certification or authorization of any application, proposed tariff change, or petition which the Commission may have under consideration, and who is not a party to the proceeding (a protestant in a motor carrier case who wishes to participate as a party to a case must seek intervenor status).