Part 1201 - Practices and Procedures

Part 1201 up to date from eCFR as of Aug 9, 2025; last amended Jul 22, 2025.

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1204, 1305, and 7701, and 38 U.S.C. 4331, unless otherwise noted.

Source: 54 FR 53504, Dec. 29, 1989, unless otherwise noted.

Table of Contents

• Subpart A - Jurisdiction and Definitions

  • § 1201.1 General.
  • § 1201.2 Original jurisdiction.
  • § 1201.3 Appellate jurisdiction.
  • § 1201.4 General definitions.

• Subpart B - Procedures for Appellate Cases

  • General

  • § 1201.11 Scope and policy.
  • § 1201.12 Revocation, amendment, or waiver of rules.
  • § 1201.13 Appeals by Board employees.
  • § 1201.14 Electronic filing procedures.

  • Appeal of Agency Action; Pleadings

  • § 1201.21 Notice of appeal rights.
  • § 1201.22 Filing an appeal and responses to appeals.
  • § 1201.23 Computation of time.
  • § 1201.24 Content of an appeal; right to hearing.
  • § 1201.25 Content of agency response.
  • § 1201.26 Service of pleadings and response.
  • § 1201.27 Class appeals.
  • § 1201.28 Case suspension procedures.
  • § 1201.29 Dismissal without prejudice.

  • Parties, Representatives, and Witnesses

  • § 1201.31 Representatives.
  • § 1201.32 Witnesses; right to representation.
  • § 1201.33 Federal witnesses.
  • § 1201.34 Intervenors and amicus curiae.
  • § 1201.35 Substituting parties.
  • § 1201.36 Consolidating and joining appeals.
  • § 1201.37 Witness fees.

  • Judges

  • § 1201.41 Judges.
  • § 1201.42 Disqualifying a judge.
  • § 1201.43 Sanctions.

  • Hearings

  • § 1201.51 Scheduling the hearing.
  • § 1201.52 Public hearings.
  • § 1201.53 Record of proceedings.
  • § 1201.55 Motions.
  • § 1201.56 Burden and degree of proof.
  • § 1201.57 Establishing jurisdiction in appeals not covered by § 1201.56; burden and degree of proof; scope of review.
  • § 1201.58 Order of hearing.
  • § 1201.59 Closing the record.

  • Evidence

  • § 1201.61 Exclusion of evidence and testimony.
  • § 1201.63 Stipulations.
  • § 1201.64 Official notice.

  • Discovery

  • § 1201.71 Purpose of discovery.
  • § 1201.72 Explanation and scope of discovery.
  • § 1201.73 Discovery procedures.
  • § 1201.74 Orders for discovery.
  • § 1201.75 Taking depositions.

  • Subpoenas

  • § 1201.81 Requests for subpoenas.
  • § 1201.82 Motions to quash subpoenas.
  • § 1201.83 Serving subpoenas.
  • § 1201.84 Proof of service.
  • § 1201.85 Enforcing subpoenas.

  • Interlocutory Appeals

  • § 1201.91 Explanation.
  • § 1201.92 Criteria for certifying interlocutory appeals.
  • § 1201.93 Procedures.

  • Ex Parte Communications

  • § 1201.101 Explanation and definitions.
  • § 1201.102 Prohibition on ex parte communications.
  • § 1201.103 Placing communications in the record; sanctions.

  • Final Decisions

  • § 1201.111 Initial decision by judge.
  • § 1201.112 Jurisdiction of judge.
  • § 1201.113 Finality of decision.

• Subpart C - Petitions for Review of Initial Decisions

  • § 1201.114 Petition for review—content and procedure.
  • § 1201.115 Criteria for granting petition for review.
  • § 1201.116 Compliance with orders for interim relief.
  • § 1201.117 Board decisions; procedures for review or reopening.
  • § 1201.118 Board reopening of final decisions.
  • § 1201.119 OPM petition for reconsideration.
  • § 1201.120 Judicial review.

• Subpart D - Procedures for Original Jurisdiction Cases

  • General

  • § 1201.121 Scope of jurisdiction; application of subparts B, F, and H.

  • Special Counsel Disciplinary Actions

  • § 1201.122 Filing complaint; serving documents on parties.
  • § 1201.123 Contents of complaint.
  • § 1201.124 Rights; answer to complaint.
  • § 1201.125 Administrative law judge.
  • § 1201.126 Final decisions.
  • § 1201.127 Judicial review.

  • Special Counsel Corrective Actions

  • § 1201.128 Filing complaint; serving documents on parties.
  • § 1201.129 Contents of complaint.
  • § 1201.130 Rights; answer to complaint.
  • § 1201.131 Judge.
  • § 1201.132 Final decisions.
  • § 1201.133 Judicial review.

  • Special Counsel Requests for Stays

  • § 1201.134 Deciding official; filing stay request; serving documents on parties.
  • § 1201.135 Contents of stay request.
  • § 1201.136 Action on stay request.

  • Actions Against Administrative Law Judges

  • § 1201.137 Covered actions; filing complaint; serving documents on parties.
  • § 1201.138 Contents of complaint.
  • § 1201.139 Rights; answer to complaint.
  • § 1201.140 Judge; requirement for finding of good cause.
  • § 1201.141 Judicial review.
  • § 1201.142 Actions filed by administrative law judges.

  • Removal From the Senior Executive Service

  • § 1201.143 Right to hearing; filing complaint; serving documents on parties.
  • § 1201.144 Hearing procedures; referring the record.
  • § 1201.145 No appeal.

  • Requests for Protective Orders

  • § 1201.146 Requests for protective orders by the Special Counsel.
  • § 1201.147 Requests for protective orders by persons other than the Special Counsel.
  • § 1201.148 Enforcement of protective orders.

• Subpart E - Procedures for Cases Involving Allegations of Discrimination

  • § 1201.151 Scope and policy.
  • § 1201.152 Compliance with subpart B procedures.
  • § 1201.153 Contents of appeal.
  • § 1201.154 Time for filing appeal.
  • § 1201.155 Requests for review of final grievance or arbitrator's decisions.
  • § 1201.156 Time for processing appeals involving allegations of discrimination.
  • § 1201.157 Notice of right to judicial review.

  • Review of Board Decision

  • § 1201.161 Action by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; judicial review.
  • § 1201.162 Board action on the Commission decision; judicial review.

  • Special Panel

  • § 1201.171 Referral of case to Special Panel.
  • § 1201.172 Organization of Special Panel; designation of members.
  • § 1201.173 Practices and procedures of Special Panel.
  • § 1201.174 Enforcing the Special Panel decision.
  • § 1201.175 Judicial review of cases decided under 5 U.S.C. 7702.

• Subpart F - Enforcement of Final Decisions and Orders

  • § 1201.181 Authority and explanation.
  • § 1201.182 Petition for enforcement.
  • § 1201.183 Procedures for processing petitions for enforcement.

• Subpart G - Savings Provisions

  • § 1201.191 Savings provisions.

• Subpart H - Attorney Fees (Plus Costs, Expert Witness Fees, and Litigation Expenses, Where Applicable) and Damages (Consequential, Liquidated, and Compensatory)

  • § 1201.201 Statement of purpose.
  • § 1201.202 Authority for awards.
  • § 1201.203 Proceedings for attorney fees.
  • § 1201.204 Proceedings for consequential, liquidated, or compensatory damages.
  • § 1201.205 Judicial review.
• Appendix I to Part 1201
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• Appendix II to Part 1201 Appropriate Regional or Field Office for Filing Appeals
• Appendix III to Part 1201
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• Appendix IV to Part 1201 Sample Declaration Under 28 U.S.C.1746