United States Drug Enforcement Administration

Administrative proceedings conducted before DEA Administrative Law Judges are governed by the provisions of 21 C.F.R. §§ 1316.41-1316.68.

The DEA Regulations provide that “[d]ocuments shall be dated and deemed filed upon receipt by the Hearing Clerk.” 21 C.F.R. § 1316.45.

Electronic Filing: Correspondence in administrative proceedings pending before DEA Administrative Law Judges may now be filed as a PDF attachment via email to the DEA Judicial Mailbox (ECF-DEA@usdoj.gov).

The forwarding email on all electronically-filed correspondence must indicate that it was simultaneously served on the opposing party via email. Respondents must ensure that all documents filed with the DEA Judicial mailbox are simultaneously served on the Government Mailbox at (dea.registration.litigation@usdoj.gov).

Email addresses of the parties or their counsel may be modified upon notice to the assigned Judge and opposing party.

The email receipt date reflected by the DEA Judicial Mailbox server shall conclusively control all issues related to the date of service of all filed correspondence, provided however, that correspondence received after 5:00 p.m., local Washington, D.C. time, will be deemed to have been received on the following business day. Note: While email is utilized as the method to forward documents for filing--as attachments--no substantive matter communicated through the body of a forwarding email will be considered.

Parties must refrain from including social security numbers or personally identifiable information in electronically-filed documents. Proposed exhibits will not be accepted via electronic filing.

Hard Copy and Facsimile Filing: Requests for Hearing may still be filed by hard copy, addressed to the attention of “The Hearing Clerk” at the mailing address (not the Chambers and Courtroom Address) provided below. Other correspondence sent in hard-copy form should be addressed to the attention of the assigned judge at the mailing address below. Hard copies of documents must be provided in triplicate, and because the mailing address is not the physical address of the Office of Administrative Law Judges, the parties should mail hard copy filings sufficiently in advance of the due date to assure timely receipt by the Hearing Clerk.

Documents may also be served via facsimile at the fax number below, so long as they are followed up by hard copies consistent with the directions above that are simultaneously placed for delivery. Facsimile filings are limited to twenty (20) pages absent prior permission granted by the assigned judge.

Other Contacts:
Office of the Chief Counsel
Diversion and Regulatory Litigation Section
8701 Morrissette Drive
Springfield, VA 22152
Telephone: (202) 307-8010
Facsimile: (202) 307-4946 / 3603