Title 5, Part 1201 — Practices and Procedures

General.

Original jurisdiction.

Appellate jurisdiction.

General definitions.

Scope and policy.

Revocation, amendment, or waiver of rules.

Appeals by Board employees.

Electronic filing procedures.

Notice of appeal rights.

Filing an appeal and responses to appeals.

Computation of time.

Content of an appeal; right to hearing.

Content of agency response.

Service of pleadings and response.

Class appeals.

Case suspension procedures.

Dismissal without prejudice.

Representatives.

Witnesses; right to representation.

Federal witnesses.

Intervenors and amicus curiae.

Substituting parties.

Consolidating and joining appeals.

Witness fees.

Judges.

Disqualifying a judge.

Sanctions.

Scheduling the hearing.

Public hearings.

Record of proceedings.

Motions.

Burden and degree of proof.

Establishing jurisdiction in appeals not covered by § 1201.56; burden and degree of proof; scope of review.

Order of hearing.

Closing the record.

Exclusion of evidence and testimony.

Stipulations.

Official notice.

Purpose of discovery.

Explanation and scope of discovery.

Discovery procedures.

Orders for discovery.

Taking depositions.

Requests for subpoenas.

Motions to quash subpoenas.

Serving subpoenas.

Proof of service.

Enforcing subpoenas.

Explanation.

Criteria for certifying interlocutory appeals.

Procedures.

Explanation and definitions.

Prohibition on ex parte communications.

Placing communications in the record; sanctions.

Initial decision by judge.

Jurisdiction of judge.

Finality of decision.

Petition for review—content and procedure.

Criteria for granting petition for review.

Compliance with orders for interim relief.

Board decisions; procedures for review or reopening.

Board reopening of final decisions.

OPM petition for reconsideration.

Judicial review.

Scope of jurisdiction; application of subparts B, F, and H.

Filing complaint; serving documents on parties.

Contents of complaint.

Rights; answer to complaint.

Administrative law judge.

Final decisions.

Judicial review.

Filing complaint; serving documents on parties.

Contents of complaint.

Rights; answer to complaint.

Judge.

Final decisions.

Judicial review.

Deciding official; filing stay request; serving documents on parties.

Contents of stay request.

Action on stay request.

Covered actions; filing complaint; serving documents on parties.

Contents of complaint.

Rights; answer to complaint.

Judge; requirement for finding of good cause.

Judicial review.

Actions filed by administrative law judges.

Right to hearing; filing complaint; serving documents on parties.

Hearing procedures; referring the record.

No appeal.

Requests for protective orders by the Special Counsel.

Requests for protective orders by persons other than the Special Counsel.

Enforcement of protective orders.

Scope and policy.

Compliance with subpart B procedures.

Contents of appeal.

Time for filing appeal.

Requests for review of final grievance or arbitrator's decisions.

Time for processing appeals involving allegations of discrimination.

Notice of right to judicial review.

Action by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; judicial review.

Board action on the Commission decision; judicial review.

Referral of case to Special Panel.

Organization of Special Panel; designation of members.

Practices and procedures of Special Panel.

Enforcing the Special Panel decision.

Judicial review of cases decided under 5 U.S.C. 7702.

Authority and explanation.

Petition for enforcement.

Procedures for processing petitions for enforcement.

Savings provisions.

Statement of purpose.

Authority for awards.

Proceedings for attorney fees.

Proceedings for consequential, liquidated, or compensatory damages.

Judicial review.