Section 2720.220  Ex Parte (One Party Only) Communications

In any contested matter involving more than one party, the Referee shall not communicate, directly or indirectly, in connection with any substantive issue, with any interested person or party except on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate.  (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 127, par. 1015).  If the Referee receives any such ex parte (one party only) communication, including any documents, he shall inform the other parties of the substance of any such oral communication and provide copies of any such written communication or documents as soon as practicable after the communication.  The other party shall be given an opportunity to respond either to any ex parte (one party only) communication in writing or on the record.