Paper , Order, or Assignment Requirements

You fail to reach an informal settlement agreement with the area director. You file a Notice to Contest within the required 15-day period. Your case is assigned to an administrative law judge (ALJ). Prepare a document summarizing the case you will submit to the ALJ. The document should discuss the following at a minimum:

• which citations and penalties you would contest,

• the reasoning behind each contested citation and/or penalty,

• documents you would bring to the hearing,

• individuals you would use at the hearing,

• how the case before the ALJ differs from the informal conference,
• what information will be presented before the ALJ that was not presented in the informal conference, and