77.1. Failure to file declaration. An inscription not accompanied by a declaration in accordance with Article 274.1 of the Code of Civil Procedure (chapter C-25) shall be refused by the Clerk or returned to the party having filed it.
A party who fails to file the declaration required by Article 274.2 shall be presumed not to have any witnesses to call nor any exhibits to communicate or file and, accordingly, the defendant may request that the action or application be dismissed or the plaintiff may proceed ex parte in accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure (Articles 9, 192 and 193).
Decision 2004-08-31, s. 1.