[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR180.445]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
    CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 180_CONSOLIDATED HUD HEARING PROCEDURES FOR CIVIL RIGHTS MATTERS
--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart D_Proceedings Prior to Hearing
 
Sec. 180.445  Settlement negotiations before a settlement judge.

    (a) Appointment of settlement judge. The ALJ, upon the motion of a 
party or upon his or her own motion, may request the Chief ALJ to 
appoint another ALJ to conduct settlement negotiations. The order 
appointing the settlement judge may confine the scope of settlement 
negotiations to specified issues. The order shall direct the settlement 
judge to report to the Chief ALJ within specified time periods.
    (b) Duties of settlement judge. (1) The settlement judge shall 
convene and preside over conferences and settlement negotiations between 
the parties and assess the practicalities of a potential settlement.
    (2) The settlement judge shall report to the Chief ALJ describing 
the status of the settlement negotiations, evaluating settlement 
prospects, and recommending the termination or continuation of the 
settlement negotiations.
    (c) Termination of settlement negotiations. Settlement negotiations 
shall terminate upon the order of the chief ALJ issued after 
consultation with the settlement judge. The conduct of settlement 
negotiations shall not unduly delay the commencement of the hearing.