---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 76.17"
title: "28"
number: "76.17"
heading: "Rights of parties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/76.17"
---

# §76.17. Rights of parties.


Except as otherwise limited by this part, all parties may:

- (a) Be represented, advised and accompanied by an attorney at law who is a member in good standing of the bar of the District of Columbia or of any state, territory or commonwealth of the United States;
- (b) Participate in any conference held by the Judge;
- (c) Conduct discovery in accordance with 28 CFR [76.18](/cfr/28/76.18.md) and [76.21](/cfr/28/76.21.md);
- (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 argument at the adjudicatory proceeding as permitted by the Judge; and
- (h) **Submit a written brief and a proposed final order after the hearing.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 21 U.S.C. 844a, 875, 876; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510,; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321.

### Source

Source: Order No. 1462-90, 56 FR 1089, Jan. 11, 1991, unless otherwise noted.