You have a case when you have three things: a specific play, a specific rule and a clip. Talk to the other coach first — most things settle in five minutes. Posting in league chat is not filing.
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USDA · Rule Book
Complaints & Court Costs
3 rules- Filing fee: 3 LP, charged when you submit.
- Ruled valid: the 3 LP comes back, plus a +0.5 LP bonus — automatically.
- Unsubstantiated: the 3 LP is gone, and a baseless or bad-faith filing can draw a further LP penalty.
- A YouTube clip is required — trim your stream archive to the play. No clip, no case.
- Name the rule and the situation: down, distance, quarter, what happened.
- Your filing is private. A published ruling leaves your name off.
- The office answers in writing, cites the rule, and may apply an LP penalty. The ruling and any LP that moved go on the record.