{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-585.8","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 585.8","heading":"What is the process for pursuing settlement in an appeal to the Commission?","body":"(a) General. At any time after the commencement of a proceeding, but before the date scheduled for the Commission to issue a final decision under § 585.7, the parties may jointly move to stay the proceeding for a reasonable time to permit negotiation of a settlement or an agreement disposing of the whole or any part of the proceeding.\n(b) Content. Any agreement disposing of the whole or any part of a proceeding shall also provide:\n(1) A waiver of any further proceedings before the Commission regarding the specific matter(s) settled under the agreement; and\n(2) That the agreement shall constitute dismissal of the appeal of the specific matter(s) settled, a final order of the Commission, and final agency action.\n(c) Submission. Before the expiration of the time granted for negotiations, the parties or their authorized representatives may:\n(1) Notify the Commission that the parties have reached a full or partial settlement and have agreed to dismissal of all or part of the action, subject to compliance with the terms of the settlement agreement; or\n(2) Inform the Commission that an agreement cannot be reached.\n(d) Disposition. If the parties enter into a full or partial settlement agreement, it shall constitute: full or partial dismissal of the appeal, as applicable; a final order of the Commission; and final agency action.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER III—NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER H—APPEAL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COMMISSION","PART 585—APPEALS TO THE COMMISSION"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"d6d08184307133220a02aaa7a8892464cd57838d1597a6221be38dbb262bcae8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-585.7","next":"us/25-cfr-700.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}