[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR180.500]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
    CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 180_CONSOLIDATED HUD HEARING PROCEDURES FOR CIVIL RIGHTS MATTERS
--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart E_Discovery
 
Sec. 180.500  Discovery.


    (a) In general. This subpart governs discovery in aid of 
administrative proceedings under this part. Discovery in Fair Housing 
Act matters shall be completed 15 days before the date scheduled for 
hearing or at such time as the ALJ shall direct. Discovery in non-Fair 
Housing Act matters shall be completed as the ALJ directs.
    (b) Scope. The parties are encouraged to engage in voluntary 
discovery procedures. Discovery shall be conducted as expeditiously and 
inexpensively as possible, consistent with the needs of all parties to 
obtain relevant evidence. Unless otherwise ordered by the ALJ, the 
parties may obtain discovery regarding any matter, not privileged, that 
is relevant to the subject matter involved in the proceeding, including 
the existence, description, nature, custody, condition, and location of 
documents or persons having knowledge of any discoverable matter. It is 
not grounds for objection that information sought will be inadmissible 
if the information appears reasonably calculated to lead to the 
discovery of admissible evidence.
    (c) Methods. Parties may obtain discovery by one or more of the 
following methods:
    (1) Deposition upon oral examination or written questions.
    (2) Written interrogatories.
    (3) Requests for the production of documents or other evidence for 
inspection and other purposes.
    (4) Requests for admissions.
    (5) Upon motion of a party, the presiding ALJ may issue an order 
requiring a physical or mental examination of a party or of a person in 
the custody or under the legal control of a party.
    (d) Frequency and sequence. Unless otherwise ordered by the ALJ or 
restricted by this subpart, the frequency or sequence of these methods 
is not limited.
    (e) Non-intervening aggrieved person. For purposes of obtaining 
discovery from a non-intervening aggrieved person, the term party as 
used in this subpart includes the aggrieved person.