5 CFR 1201.36
§ 1201.36 Consolidating and joining appeals.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 1201.36, § 1201.36 Consolidating and joining appeals, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/9451
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(a) Explanation.
(1) Consolidation occurs when the appeals of two or more parties are united for consideration because they contain identical or similar issues. For example, individual appeals rising from a single reduction in force might be consolidated.
(2) Joinder occurs when one person has filed two or more appeals and they are united for consideration. For example, a judge might join an appeal challenging a 30-day suspension with a pending appeal challenging a subsequent removal if the same appellant filed both appeals.
(b) Action by judge. A judge may consolidate or join cases on his or her own motion or on the motion of a party if doing so would:
(1) Expedite processing of the cases; and
(2) Not adversely affect the interests of the parties.
(c) Any objection to a motion for consolidation or joinder must be filed within 10 days of the date of service of the motion.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.