[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR180.215]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
    CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 180_CONSOLIDATED HUD HEARING PROCEDURES FOR CIVIL RIGHTS MATTERS
--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart B_Administrative Law Judge
 
Sec. 180.215  Ex parte communications.

    (a) An ex parte communication is any direct or indirect 
communication concerning the merits of a pending proceeding, made by a 
party in the absence of any other party, to the presiding ALJ, and which 
was neither on the record nor on reasonable prior notice to all parties. 
Ex parte communications do not include communications made for the sole 
purpose of scheduling hearings, requesting extensions of time, or 
requesting information on the status of cases.
    (b) Ex parte communications are prohibited.
    (c) If the ALJ receives an ex parte communication that the ALJ knows 
or has reason to believe is prohibited, the ALJ shall promptly place the 
communication, or a written statement of the substance of the 
communication, in the record and shall furnish copies to all parties. 
Unauthorized communications shall not be taken into consideration in 
deciding any matter in issue. Any party making a prohibited ex parte 
communication may be subject to sanctions including, but not limited to, 
exclusion from the proceeding and an adverse ruling on the issue that is 
the subject of the prohibited communication.