{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-2554.36","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 2554.36","heading":"Can a party informally discuss the case with the ALJ?","body":"No. Such discussions are forbidden as “ex parte communications” with the ALJ. 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.\nThis 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 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XXV—CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE","PART 2554—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"a7d8959eacb12397448ca2b3e38ad7523409d27fdfc2d9b4af3aa012fd02bc76","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-2554.35","next":"us/45-cfr-2554.37"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}