COMDTINST 5900.7B
17 JUN 1988
d. Clerical assistance and equipment. District commanders shall assign one full time
legal technician (typing) to each Administrative Law Judge. Each Administrative
Law Judge Office shall be furnished with word-processing and photocopying
equipment.
e. Storage of Case Files. It is not expected that Administrative Law Judges will
maintain files of the complete case records (testimony, shorthand notes, exhibits,
documents, etc.) once the hearings in a particular case have been concluded and the
decision rendered. Case files shall be maintained at the investigating officer's unit.
Judges shall maintain in their files a copy of each decision rendered, together with
an alphabetic card index containing a case summary and docket information.
f. Correspondence. Communications relating to logistic matters shall be routed to the
cognizant district commander, who is authorized to take final action, unless, in the
district commander's judgment, the matter is one that should come to the attention of
Commandant (G-CJ).
8.
ACTION. Area and district commander's commanders of maintenance and logistics
commands, commanding officers of marine safety offices and marine inspection offices,
Administrative Law Judges and investigating officers shall comply with the requirements of
this instruction.
CLYDE T. LUSK, JR.
Acting
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