[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 17, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 17CFR10.66]

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              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER I--COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
 
PART 10_RULES OF PRACTICE--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart E_Hearings
 
Sec.  10.66  Conduct of the hearing.

    (a) Expedition. Hearings shall proceed expeditiously and insofar as 
practicable hearings shall be held at one place and shall continue, 
without suspension, until concluded.
    (b) Rights of parties. Every party shall be entitled to due notice 
of hearings, the right to be represented by counsel, and the right to 
cross-examine witnesses, present oral and documentary evidence, submit 
rebuttal evidence, raise objections, make arguments and move for 
appropriate relief. Nothing in this paragraph limits the authority of 
the Commission or the Administrative Law Judge to exercise authority 
under other provisions of the Commission's rules, to enforce the 
requirement that evidence presented be relevant to the proceeding or to 
limit cross-examination to the subject matter of the direct examination 
and matters affecting the credibility of the witness.
    (c) Examination of witnesses. All witnesses at a hearing for the 
purpose of taking evidence shall testify under oath or affirmation, 
which shall be administered by the Administrative Law Judge. A witness 
may be cross-examined by each adverse party and, in the discretion of 
the Administrative Law Judge, may be cross-examined, without

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regard to the scope of direct examination, as to any matter which is 
relevant to the issues in the proceeding.
    (d) Expert witnesses. The Administrative Law Judge, at his 
discretion, may order that direct testimony of expert witnesses be made 
by verified written statement rather than presented orally at the 
hearing. Any expert witness whose testimony is presented in this manner 
shall be available for oral cross-examination, and may be examined 
orally upon re-direct following cross-examination.
    (e) Exhibits. The original of each exhibit introduced in evidence or 
marked for identification shall be filed and retained in the docket of 
the proceeding, unless the Administrative Law Judge permits the 
substitution of copies for the original documents. A copy of each 
exhibit introduced by a party or marked for identification at his 
request shall be supplied by him to the Administrative Law Judge and to 
each other party to the proceeding.

[41 FR 2511, Jan. 16, 1976, as amended at 63 FR 55793, Oct. 19, 1998; 63 
FR 68829, Dec. 14, 1998]