---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 C.F.R. § 142.26"
title: "13"
number: "142.26"
heading: "Can a party informally discuss the case with the ALJ?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/13/142.26"
---

# §142.26. Can a party informally discuss the case with the ALJ?


No. Such discussions are forbidden as ex parte communications with the ALJ as set forth in [§ 134.220](/cfr/13/134.220.md) of this chapter. This does not prohibit a party from communicating with other employees of OHA to inquire about the status of a case or to ask routine questions concerning administrative functions and procedures.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 634(b); 31 U.S.C. 3803(g)(2).

### Source

Source: 61 FR 2691, Jan. 29, 1996, unless otherwise noted.