The HOCALJ or HCCALJ will review the initial referral
memorandum to ensure that the allegations are fully developed
according to the instructions in HALLEX HA 01110.050 B in this section and
that a referral to OGC is appropriate.
The HOCALJ or HCCALJ will then sign the memorandum and
forward the information to the management team in the RO in
the region where the suspected misconduct occurred, and copy
the OHO Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge's (OCALJ)
Division of Program Support (DPS) at |||DCDA OHO HQ OCALJ
DPS. The HOCALJ or HCCALJ will use the following mailboxes
and in the subject line include “Representative Misconduct
Referral”:
Northeast: ^DCDA OHO NE Programs
Southeast: ^DCDA OHO SE Programs
Mid-West/West: ^DCDA OHO MWW Programs
Southwest: ^DCDA OHO SW Programs
The RO will determine whether there are referrals from other
regional HOs that involve the same representative or firm.
The RO will review the referral and in consultation with OCALJ, will
determine whether to close the referral, issue a reminder letter to the
representative, or send the referral to the OGC at ^OGC OGL
Representative Conduct, with a copy sent to OCALJ DPS at |||DCDA
OHO HQ OCALJ DPS.