§ 2554.39 How is the case decided?
§ 2554.40 How are penalty and assessment amounts determined?
§ 2554.41 Can a party request reconsideration of the initial decision?
§ 2554.42 When does the initial decision of the ALJ become final?
§ 2554.43 What are the procedures for appealing the ALJ decision?
§ 2554.44 What happens if an initial decision is appealed?
§ 2554.45 Are there any limitations on the right to appeal to the authority head?
§ 2554.46 How does the authority head dispose of an appeal?
§ 2554.47 What judicial review is available?
§ 2554.48 Can the administrative complaint be settled voluntarily?
§ 2554.49 How are civil penalties and assessments collected?
§ 2554.50 What happens to collections?
§ 2554.51 What if the investigation indicates criminal misconduct?
§ 2554.52 How does the Corporation protect the rights of defendants?

Terms Used In CFR > Title 45 > Subtitle B > Chapter XXV > Part 2554 > Decisions and Appeals

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.