5 CFR § 185.116 - Ex parte contacts.

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title: "5 CFR § 185.116 - Ex parte contacts."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "185.116"
section_name: "Ex parte contacts."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
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subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "185"
part_name: "PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES"
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authority: "28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 7891, Feb. 10, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
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# 185.116 Ex parte contacts.

No party or person (except employees of the ALJ's office) shall communicate in any way with the ALJ on any matter at issue in a case, unless on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. This provision does not prohibit a person or party from inquiring about the status of a case or asking routine questions concerning administrative functions or procedures.