20 C.F.R. § 355.15 Ex parte contacts.
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
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. This provision does not prohibit a person or party from inquiring about the status of a case or asking routine questions concerning administrative functions or procedures.
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 355—REGULATIONS UNDER THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT OF 1986
§ 355.15 Ex parte contacts.