[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: 24CFR26.17]



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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 26_HEARING PROCEDURES--Table of Contents

 

               Subpart A_Hearings Before Hearing Officers

 

Sec.  26.17  Discovery.



    The parties are encouraged to engage in voluntary discovery 

procedures. Parties may seek an order compelling discovery only upon 

good cause shown. Discovery shall not be permitted where it will unduly 

delay the hearing, thereby resulting in prejudice to the public interest 

or the rights of the parties. Every request for discovery, objection to 

request for discovery, and request for admissions shall be in the form 

of a motion addressed to the hearing officer. In connection with any 

discovery procedure, the hearing officer may make any order required to 

protect a party or other person from annoyance, embarrassment, 

oppression, or undue



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burden or expense. Those orders may include limitations on the scope, 

methods, time and place for discovery, and provisions for protecting 

privileged information or documents. Where a party refuses to honor an 

order for discovery, the hearing officer may issue such orders in regard 

to the refusal as justice shall require. Each party shall bear its own 

expenses associated with discovery.