[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR15.302]



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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 15_PUBLIC ACCESS TO HUD RECORDS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 

AND TESTIMONY AND PRODUCTION OF INFORMATION BY HUD EMPLOYEES--Table of 

Contents

 

          Subpart D_Testimony of Employees in Legal Proceedings

 

Sec.  15.302  Testimony in proceedings in which the United States is 

a party.



    (a) In any legal proceeding in which the United States is a party, 

an employee of the Department may not be called to testify as an expert 

or opinion witness by any party other than the United States unless 

specifically authorized by the Secretary or the General Counsel for good 

cause shown. An employee may be called by a non-federal party to testify 

as to facts.

    (b) Whenever, in any legal proceeding in which the United States is 

a party, the attorney in charge of presenting the case for the United 

States requests it, the Secretary shall arrange for an employee of the 

Department to testify as a witness for the United States.



[52 FR 12161, Apr. 15, 1987. Redesignated at 66 FR 6973, Jan. 22, 2001, 

and amended at 67 FR 65276, Oct. 23, 2002]