Part 1201 - Practices and Procedures  


Subpart A - Jurisdiction and Definitions
§ 1201.1 - General.
§ 1201.2 - Original jurisdiction.
§ 1201.3 - Appellate jurisdiction.
§ 1201.4 - General definitions.
§ 1201.5 - Electronic mail and Internet filing procedures.
Subpart B - Procedures for Appellate Cases
General
§ 1201.11 - Scope and policy.
§ 1201.12 - Revocation, amendment, or waiver of rules.
§ 1201.13 - Appeals by Board employees.
§ 1201.14 - Electronic filing procedures.
Ex Parte Communications
§ 1201.101 - Explanation and definitions.
§ 1201.102 - Prohibition on ex parte communications.
§ 1201.103 - Placing communications in the record; sanctions.
Interlocutory Appeals
§ 1201.91 - Explanation.
§ 1201.92 - Criteria for certifying interlocutory appeals.
§ 1201.93 - Procedures.
Final Decisions
§ 1201.111 - Initial decision by judge.
§ 1201.112 - Jurisdiction of judge.
§ 1201.113 - Finality of decision.
Discovery
§ 1201.71 - Purpose of discovery.
§ 1201.72 - Explanation and scope of discovery.
§ 1201.73 - Discovery procedures.
§ 1201.74 - Orders for discovery.
§ 1201.75 - Taking depositions.
Hearings
§ 1201.51 - Scheduling the hearing.
§ 1201.52 - Public hearings.
§ 1201.53 - Record of proceedings.
§ 1201.54 - Official record.
§ 1201.55 - Motions.
§ 1201.56 - Burden and degree of proof.
§ 1201.57 - Establishing jurisdiction in appeals not covered by § 1201.56; burden and degree of proof; scope of review.
§ 1201.58 - Order of hearing.
§ 1201.59 - Closing the record.
Parties, Representatives, and Witnesses
§ 1201.31 - Representatives.
§ 1201.32 - Witnesses; right to representation.
§ 1201.33 - Federal witnesses.
§ 1201.34 - Intervenors and amicus curiae.
§ 1201.35 - Substituting parties.
§ 1201.36 - Consolidating and joining appeals.
§ 1201.37 - Witness fees.
Appeal of Agency Action; Pleadings
§ 1201.21 - Notice of appeal rights.
§ 1201.22 - Filing an appeal and responses to appeals.
§ 1201.23 - Computation of time.
§ 1201.24 - Content of an appeal; right to hearing.
§ 1201.25 - Content of agency response.
§ 1201.26 - Service of pleadings and response.
§ 1201.27 - Class appeals.
§ 1201.28 - Case suspension procedures.
§ 1201.29 - Dismissal without prejudice.
Judges
§ 1201.41 - Judges.
§ 1201.42 - Disqualifying a judge.
§ 1201.43 - Sanctions.
Evidence
§ 1201.61 - Exclusion of evidence and testimony.
§ 1201.62 - Producing prior statements.
§ 1201.63 - Stipulations.
§ 1201.64 - Official notice.
Subpoenas
§ 1201.81 - Requests for subpoenas.
§ 1201.82 - Motions to quash subpoenas.
§ 1201.83 - Serving subpoenas.
§ 1201.84 - Proof of service.
§ 1201.85 - Enforcing subpoenas.
Subpart C - Petitions for Review of Initial Decisions
§ 1201.114 - Petition and cross petition for review - content and procedure.
§ 1201.115 - Criteria for granting petition or cross petition for review.
§ 1201.116 - Compliance with orders for interim relief.
§ 1201.117 - Board decisions; procedures for review or reopening.
§ 1201.118 - Board reopening of final decisions.
§ 1201.119 - OPM petition for reconsideration.
§ 1201.120 - Judicial review.
Subpart D - Procedures for Original Jurisdiction Cases
Special Counsel Requests for Stays
§ 1201.134 - Deciding official; filing stay request; serving documents on parties.
§ 1201.135 - Contents of stay request.
§ 1201.136 - Action on stay request.
Special Counsel Corrective Actions
§ 1201.128 - Filing complaint; serving documents on parties.
§ 1201.129 - Contents of complaint.
§ 1201.130 - Rights; answer to complaint.
§ 1201.131 - Judge.
§ 1201.132 - Final decisions.
§ 1201.133 - Judicial review.
Special Counsel Disciplinary Actions
§ 1201.122 - Filing complaint; serving documents on parties.
§ 1201.123 - Contents of complaint.
§ 1201.124 - Rights; answer to complaint.
§ 1201.125 - Administrative law judge.
§ 1201.126 - Final decisions.
§ 1201.127 - Judicial review.
Removal from the Senior Executive Service
§ 1201.143 - Right to hearing; filing complaint; serving documents on parties.
§ 1201.144 - Hearing procedures; referring the record.
§ 1201.145 - No appeal.
Actions Brought by the Special Counsel
General
§ 1201.121 - Scope of jurisdiction; application of subparts B, F, and H.
Requests for Protective Orders
§ 1201.146 - Requests for protective orders by the Special Counsel.
§ 1201.147 - Requests for protective orders by persons other than the Special Counsel.
§ 1201.148 - Enforcement of protective orders.
Actions Against Administrative Law Judges
§ 1201.137 - Covered actions; filing complaint; serving documents on parties.
§ 1201.138 - Contents of complaint.
§ 1201.139 - Rights; answer to complaint.
§ 1201.140 - Judge; requirement for finding of good cause.
§ 1201.141 - Judicial review.
§ 1201.142 - Actions filed by administrative law judges.
Subpart E - Procedures for Cases Involving Allegations of Discrimination
§ 1201.151 - Scope and policy.
§ 1201.152 - Compliance with subpart B procedures.
§ 1201.153 - Contents of appeal.
§ 1201.154 - Time for filing appeal.
§ 1201.155 - Requests for review of arbitrators' decisions.
§ 1201.156 - Time for processing appeals involving allegations of discrimination.
§ 1201.157 - Notice of right to judicial review.
Review of Board Decision
§ 1201.161 - Action by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; judicial review.
§ 1201.162 - Board action on the Commission decision; judicial review.
§ 1201.163 - Mixed cases governed by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1978.
Special Panel
§ 1201.171 - Referral of case to Special Panel.
§ 1201.172 - Organization of Special Panel; designation of members.
§ 1201.173 - Practices and procedures of Special Panel.
§ 1201.174 - Enforcing the Special Panel decision.
§ 1201.175 - Judicial review of cases decided under 5 U.S.C. 7702.
Subpart F - Enforcement of Final Decisions and Orders
§ 1201.181 - Authority and explanation.
§ 1201.182 - Petition for enforcement.
§ 1201.183 - Procedures for processing petitions for enforcement.
Subpart G - Savings Provisions
§ 1201.191 - Savings provisions.
Subpart H - Attorney Fees (Plus Costs, Expert Witness Fees, and Litigation Expenses, Where Applicable) and Damages (Consequential, Liquidated, and Compensatory)
§ 1201.201 - Statement of purpose.
§ 1201.202 - Authority for awards.
§ 1201.203 - Proceedings for attorney fees.
§ 1201.204 - Proceedings for consequential, liquidated, or compensatory damages.
§ 1201.205 - Judicial review.
Appendix I to Part 1201
Appendix I to Part 1201 - [Reserved]
Appendix II to Part 1201 - —Appropriate Regional or Field Office for Filing Appeals
Appendix IV to Part 1201 - Sample Declaration Under 28 U.S.C.1746
Appendix III to Part 1201
Appendix III to Part 1201 - [Reserved]