---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 71.17"
title: "28"
number: "71.17"
heading: "Rights of parties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/71.17"
---

# §71.17. Rights of parties.


Except as otherwise limited by this part, all parties may

- (a) Be accompanied, represented, and advised by a representative;
- (b) Participate in any conference held by the ALJ;
- (c) Conduct discovery;
- (d) Agree to stipulations of fact or law, which shall be made part of the record;
- (e) Present evidence relevant to the issues at the hearing;
- (f) Present and cross-examine witnesses;
- (g) Present oral arguments at the hearing as permitted by the ALJ; and
- (h) **Submit written briefs and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law after the hearing.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321.

### Source

Source: Order No. 1268-88, 53 FR 11646, Apr. 8, 1988, unless otherwise noted.