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Title 5Administrative PersonnelPart / Section
Chapter IIMerit Systems Protection Board1200 – 1299
Subchapter AOrganization and Procedures1200 – 1299
Part 1201Practices and Procedures1201.1 – 1201.205
Subpart BProcedures for Appellate Cases1201.11 – 1201.113
General1201.11 – 1201.14
§ 1201.11Scope and policy.
§ 1201.12Revocation, amendment, or waiver of rules.
§ 1201.13Appeals by Board employees.
§ 1201.14Electronic filing procedures.
Appeal of Agency Action; Pleadings1201.21 – 1201.29
§ 1201.21Notice of appeal rights.
§ 1201.22Filing an appeal and responses to appeals.
§ 1201.23Computation of time.
§ 1201.24Content of an appeal; right to hearing.
§ 1201.25Content of agency response.
§ 1201.26Service of pleadings and response.
§ 1201.27Class appeals.
§ 1201.28Case suspension procedures.
§ 1201.29Dismissal without prejudice.
Parties, Representatives, and Witnesses1201.31 – 1201.37
§ 1201.31Representatives.
§ 1201.32Witnesses; right to representation.
§ 1201.33Federal witnesses.
§ 1201.34Intervenors and amicus curiae.
§ 1201.35Substituting parties.
§ 1201.36Consolidating and joining appeals.
§ 1201.37Witness fees.
Judges1201.41 – 1201.43
§ 1201.41Judges.
§ 1201.42Disqualifying a judge.
§ 1201.43Sanctions.
Hearings1201.51 – 1201.59
§ 1201.51Scheduling the hearing.
§ 1201.52Public hearings.
§ 1201.53Record of proceedings.
§ 1201.55Motions.
§ 1201.56Burden and degree of proof.
§ 1201.57Establishing jurisdiction in appeals not covered by § 1201.56; burden and degree of proof; scope of review.
§ 1201.58Order of hearing.
§ 1201.59Closing the record.
Evidence1201.61 – 1201.64
§ 1201.61Exclusion of evidence and testimony.
§ 1201.63Stipulations.
§ 1201.64Official notice.
Discovery1201.71 – 1201.75
§ 1201.71Purpose of discovery.
§ 1201.72Explanation and scope of discovery.
§ 1201.73Discovery procedures.
§ 1201.74Orders for discovery.
§ 1201.75Taking depositions.
Subpoenas1201.81 – 1201.85
§ 1201.81Requests for subpoenas.
§ 1201.82Motions to quash subpoenas.
§ 1201.83Serving subpoenas.
§ 1201.84Proof of service.
§ 1201.85Enforcing subpoenas.
Interlocutory Appeals1201.91 – 1201.93
§ 1201.91Explanation.
§ 1201.92Criteria for certifying interlocutory appeals.
§ 1201.93Procedures.
Ex Parte Communications1201.101 – 1201.103
§ 1201.101Explanation and definitions.
§ 1201.102Prohibition on ex parte communications.
§ 1201.103Placing communications in the record; sanctions.
Final Decisions1201.111 – 1201.113
§ 1201.111Initial decision by judge.
§ 1201.112Jurisdiction of judge.
§ 1201.113Finality of decision.