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The information you provided pertaining to the above referenced case has been
forwarded to CFA’s Protest Committee for further review/investigation. We have written
to the above referenced party for their response to the charges. The response is due in
Central Office by August 4, 2017. This response is then sent to you, the complainant
(the one who filed the protest), who has 14 days (21 days if complainant is outside of US
or Canada) to rebut, in writing (to Central Office), any “new” issues raised in the
response. This case will be reviewed by the CFA Protest Committee, and a
recommendation will be made to the CFA Executive Board. For a full understanding of
the protest procedure, it is important that you read the explanation below.
If the CFA Executive Board accepts the recommendation of no probable cause, the case is
marked closed and you will receive notification from the central office electronically
followed by a confirming letter mailed within a few days after the board meeting. If the
After the tentative Board decision, the Complainant(s) and Respondent(s) are notified in
writing of both the decision and the proposed sentence. The Respondent(s) have 30 days
to pay a $250.00 “Appeal Fee” to request a full hearing with oral testimony (fee payable
to CFA, mail to Central Office Attn: Melissa Watson; please show assigned docket # on
all correspondence); Complainant(s) cannot appeal. John Randolph (CFA legal counsel)
will advise you by letter of the scheduled hearing date. The parties may elect whether the
hearing would be closed or public. The hearing would take place at the next available
CFA Board meeting. If the next available Board meeting would be by teleconference, and
you wish to appear in person at the hearing, you may ask that the hearing be held at the
next face to face Board meeting. Such an application should be included in your request
for hearing along with your “Appeal Fee.” The CFA Board would hear and consider any
live testimony and/or additional evidence, along with your complete file. Following the
board meeting, John Randolph would advise you of the Board's action. Once cited for a
hearing, the Protest Committee transfers the case to John Randolph who handles it from
that point on. If a hearing request is not made within 30 days of the tentative decision
notification, the tentative Board decision becomes final.
Sincerely,
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Melissa J. Watson
Administrative Assistant
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Sinceramente,
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Melissa J. Watson
Asistente administrativo
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