Filing Complaints to the Court
All complaints must be filed in writing to the Clerk of Court and the Chief Justice within 40 business days after a violation has taken place, except in cases of appeals from PACSO decisions.
The Clerk of Courts shall file a complaint and schedule a hearing within 2 full weeks of receiving the fore mentioned complaint
Trial Procedures for Non-Code-of-Conduct Cases
Trial Rules Agenda for Code-of-Conduct (PACSO) Appeal Cases
Court’s discretion to refuse to hear
The Court shall
have discretion to refuse to hear a case on the following conditions:
1. The Court does not have jurisdictional power to hear the case
2. The case in question is moot or is not ripe.
3. The Court finds the case frivolous.
4. The Court finds that an appeal does not meet the requirements as
mandated in Article V, number 6 (Code of Conduct Appeal)
The Court shall have to hear the case that is processed under petition provisions described in article VII.
Petition Process
A. The Court has to hear a case when a petition has been submitted by one of the following:
1. 1/3 of the Senate members 2. SGA President 3. SGA Committee
B. The petition process does not apply to appeals in Code of Conduct cases.
