{"data":{"id":"us/39-cfr-961.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"39 CFR 961.12","heading":"(Rule 12) Ex parte communications.","body":"Except as described in this section, a party may not communicate with a Hearing Official or other member of the Judicial Officer Department without the other party present. Exceptions:\n(a) A Hearing Official or other member of the Judicial Officer Department may talk to a party individually to discuss procedural matters.\n(b) A Hearing Official may talk to a party individually when a telephone conference or hearing has been scheduled and the other party does not appear.","path":["Title 39—Postal Service","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE","SUBCHAPTER N—PROCEDURES","PART 961—DEBT COLLECTION ACT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST CURRENT EMPLOYEES"],"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":"99eded8193721905c5135277b1119b6ec4b479e483c00709375af703d0cb5a4d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/39-cfr-961.11","next":"us/39-cfr-962.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}