R 423.176a Extension of time to file certain pleadings after issuance of decision and recommended order.

(1) A party may file with the commission a written request for an extension of time to file 1 of the following: (a) Exceptions. (b) Cross exceptions and supporting brief. (c) Brief or legal memorandum in support of the decision and recommended order. (d) Responses to cross exceptions. (2) Written requests to extend the filing deadline for such pleadings shall be filed with the commission and served on the other party before the expiration of the filing deadline. (3) One 30-day extension may be granted, unless a shorter period is ordered by the commission. (4) The new filing deadline shall apply to all parties and no subsequent extensions of time for filing that same form of pleading shall be granted unless all parties to the case consent to the additional extension of time or the requesting party shows exceptional circumstances, which justify another extension under subrule (5) of this rule. (5) Exceptional circumstances for the purposes of a subsequent extension of time under this rule include any of the following: (a) Severe injury, severe illness, or death of an individual who is either a party or party representative. (b) Severe injury, severe illness, or death of a member of that individual's immediate family or household. (c) Similarly dire circumstances. (6) Medical documentation supporting an assertion of a severe injury or illness shall be submitted with any request for a subsequent extension unless all parties to the case have consented to the additional extension.