{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-1201.35","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 1201.35","heading":"Substituting parties.","body":"(a) If an appellant dies or is otherwise unable to pursue the appeal, the processing of the appeal will only be completed upon substitution of a proper party. Substitution will not be permitted where the interests of the appellant have terminated because of the appellant's death or other disability.\n(b) The representative or proper party must file a motion for substitution within 90 days after the death or other disabling event, except for good cause shown.\n(c) In the absence of a timely substitution of a party, the processing of the appeal may continue if the interests of the proper party will not be prejudiced.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER II—MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD","SUBCHAPTER A—ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES","PART 1201—PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES","Subpart B—Procedures for Appellate Cases"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"bb2006a9b9ed7335f2f1f5f9a6a5c925779739fd3a7cfc5c9b334b733d532073","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-1201.34","next":"us/5-cfr-1201.36"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}