{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-71.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 71.15","heading":"Ex parte contacts.","body":"No party or person (except employees of the ALJ's office) shall communicate in any way with the ALJ on any matter at issue in a case, unless on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. This provision does not prohibit a person or party from inquiring about the status of a case or asking routine questions concerning administrative functions or procedures.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","PART 71—IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT OF 1986","Subpart A—Implementation for Actions Initiated by the Department of Justice"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"ebb254d2e3f140d9adb0313f288dd63fd30eb6f035303a3f15713f4cd61bba1f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-71.14","next":"us/28-cfr-71.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}