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Appearing before an AJ?
Be brief and focus on key issues
Like any court of law, 平等就业机会委员会(Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)的联邦部门程序令各方感到沮丧,因为它通常持续的时间太长.
行政法官——他们仔细阅读大量文件,权衡双方的论点和意见, ultimately, render a decision—feel the same way. 然而,澳门赌场官网可以做一些事情,让每个人都更容易、更快捷.
At a recent forum held by the D.C. Bar, AJ凯瑟琳·布朗(AJ Kathryn Brown)在华盛顿办事处为出现在她和其他AJ面前的澳门赌场官网提供建议. 无论法律顾问是来自某个机构还是代表受虐待的联邦工作人员, 他们可以从她关于减少文书工作和在歧视诉讼中充分利用时间的建议中受益.
“我们的办公室和其他跨部门的办公室一样,行政人员很少,这不是什么秘密,” Brown said. When AJs have a lighter load of clerical work, she said, 这让他们有更多时间专注于案情.
Material evidence
在布朗的建议清单中,最重要的是简洁.
Most people, including AJs, 通常时间紧迫,所以澳门赌场官网应该避免在法庭相关文件和动议中重复.
“不要用过多的措辞来描述基本的法律标准,”她说. “[澳门赌场官网应]扼要说明确立歧视和作出即决判决的基本法律标准.”
关键证据也需要成为任何通知和文件的焦点. 摘要应明确引用确凿的证据.
“行政法官是人,不是警犬,”布朗说. “We can miss a nugget of evidence in a 1,000-word record. 不要指望司法助理找出所有的物证.”
法官在明显无视重要证据或含糊不清的证词后否决动议, attorneys should say something.
她说:“提醒AJ注意记录中的地方,或者指出重要事实的争议。.
In addition, she said, 澳门赌场官网应该发现并收集支持其委托人案件的证据, especially where the investigative report is weak. 在这些情况下——以及其他没有直接证据或没有明确理由的情况下——任何一方的澳门赌场官网都可以在没有听证会的情况下做出决定. Counselors also need to remember, Brown said, 平等就业机会委员会的规定允许司法法官自行作出即决判决, without a legal motion.
What works and what doesn’t
Some dos
平等就业机会委员会AJ凯瑟琳·布朗说,总的来说,澳门赌场官网可以减少文书工作,提高效率.
Among the dos are:
- 遵守平等就业机会委员会命令和听证会指导中规定的程序.
- Fax submissions to the number the AJ identifies.
- Invest in fax equipment that automatically accepts faxes.
- 在需要AJ签名的订单上包括双方的传真号码和/或地址.
- 保留平等就业机会委员会的通信证明,如传真确认书或邮件收据.
- 认识到你的动议如何影响司法助理和其他诉讼当事人.
- State your motion, whether the other party opposes, and, if known, describe efforts taken to ascertain its opinion.
- 为解决纠纷做出有意义的努力,将提交动议作为最后的手段.
- Request an extension/postponement as soon as possible.
And don’ts
此外,澳门赌场官网需要注意什么是不能做的. 这些行动大多增加了平等就业机会程序不必要的时间.
Some don’ts, according to Brown, include:
- 不要给AJ提供一台不能随时接收文件的传真机的号码.
- 不要要求平等就业机会委员会退还你的文件加盖日期戳的副本.
- Don’t wait until the last minute for extensions, 延期或延期,并期望AJ立即作出裁决.
- 不要让AJ相信你不认为这个案子是优先处理的.
- 不要依靠其他动议或和解讨论来拖延进程.
- 在有机会考虑任何反对意见之前,不要指望司法部长会对你的动议作出裁决.
- 不要忘记,你的行动的影响超出了你的对手.
- 不要以为仅仅因为双方都没有提出即决判决的动议,案件就会得到听证.
- 不要为了让对方澳门赌场官网“吃惊”而隐瞒证据.
- 不要提交太多的文件,同时要求超过页数限制.
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- Legal Ethics
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- Mandatory Course
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