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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 DProcedures for Original Jurisdiction Cases1201.121 – 1201.148
General1201.121
§ 1201.121Scope of jurisdiction; application of subparts B, F, and H.
Special Counsel Disciplinary Actions1201.122 – 1201.127
§ 1201.122Filing complaint; serving documents on parties.
§ 1201.123Contents of complaint.
§ 1201.124Rights; answer to complaint.
§ 1201.125Administrative law judge.
§ 1201.126Final decisions.
§ 1201.127Judicial review.
Special Counsel Corrective Actions1201.128 – 1201.133
§ 1201.128Filing complaint; serving documents on parties.
§ 1201.129Contents of complaint.
§ 1201.130Rights; answer to complaint.
§ 1201.131Judge.
§ 1201.132Final decisions.
§ 1201.133Judicial review.
Special Counsel Requests for Stays1201.134 – 1201.136
§ 1201.134Deciding official; filing stay request; serving documents on parties.
§ 1201.135Contents of stay request.
§ 1201.136Action on stay request.
Actions Against Administrative Law Judges1201.137 – 1201.142
§ 1201.137Covered actions; filing complaint; serving documents on parties.
§ 1201.138Contents of complaint.
§ 1201.139Rights; answer to complaint.
§ 1201.140Judge; requirement for finding of good cause.
§ 1201.141Judicial review.
§ 1201.142Actions filed by administrative law judges.
Removal From the Senior Executive Service1201.143 – 1201.145
§ 1201.143Right to hearing; filing complaint; serving documents on parties.
§ 1201.144Hearing procedures; referring the record.
§ 1201.145No appeal.
Requests for Protective Orders1201.146 – 1201.148
§ 1201.146Requests for protective orders by the Special Counsel.
§ 1201.147Requests for protective orders by persons other than the Special Counsel.
§ 1201.148Enforcement of protective orders.