[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR1201.71]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
               CHAPTER II--MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
 
PART 1201--PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B--Procedures for Appellate Cases
 
Sec. 1201.71  Purpose of discovery.

    Proceedings before the Board will be conducted as expeditiously as 
possible with due regard to the rights of the parties. Discovery is 
designed to enable a party to obtain relevant information needed to 
prepare the party's case. These regulations are intended to provide a 
simple method of discovery. They will be interpreted and applied so as 
to avoid delay and to facilitate adjudication of the case. Parties are 
expected to start and complete discovery with a minimum of Board 
intervention.