{"data":{"id":"us/39-cfr-955.10","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"39 CFR 955.10","heading":"(Rule 10) Conferences with the parties.","body":"(a) Regardless of whether an appeal will be decided after a hearing or on the written record, the Board may, on its own initiative or at the request of one of the parties, convene a conference to consider:\n(1) Simplifying or clarifying the issues;\n(2) Obtaining stipulations, admissions, agreements on documents, understandings on matters already of record, and similar agreements to avoid unnecessary proof;\n(3) Limiting the number of witnesses and avoiding cumulative evidence;\n(4) Settling any of the disputed issues; and\n(5) Discussing any other matters that may aid in disposing of the appeal.\n(b) The Board will prepare a written summary of any conference with the parties. The written summary will be part of the record.","path":["Title 39—Postal Service","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE","SUBCHAPTER N—PROCEDURES","PART 955—RULES OF PRACTICE BEFORE THE POSTAL SERVICE BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-39.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:51Z","sha256":"2e64585e7427277915321885b849f6ced505e0ecbf78e1c626d5b2efcebda6c3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/39-cfr-955.9","next":"us/39-cfr-955.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}