39 CFR § 955.10 - (Rule 10) Conferences with the parties.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t39/s955.10"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "39 CFR § 955.10 - (Rule 10) Conferences with the parties."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "955.10"
section_name: "(Rule 10) Conferences with the parties."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURES"
part_number: "955"
part_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE BEFORE THE POSTAL SERVICE BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "39 U.S.C. 204, 401; 41 U.S.C. 7101-7109."
regulatory_source: "90 FR 25895, June 18, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "955"
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# 955.10 (Rule 10) Conferences with the parties.
(a) Regardless of whether an appeal will be decided after a hearing or on the written record, the Board may, on its own initiative or at the request of one of the parties, convene a conference to consider:
(1) Simplifying or clarifying the issues;
(2) Obtaining stipulations, admissions, agreements on documents, understandings on matters already of record, and similar agreements to avoid unnecessary proof;
(3) Limiting the number of witnesses and avoiding cumulative evidence;
(4) Settling any of the disputed issues; and
(5) Discussing any other matters that may aid in disposing of the appeal.
(b) The Board will prepare a written summary of any conference with the parties. The written summary will be part of the record.