[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 14CFR1264.120]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1264_IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL PENALTIES ACT OF 

1986--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 1264.120  Discovery.



    (a) The following types of discovery are authorized:

    (1) Requests for production of documents for inspection and copying;

    (2) Requests for admissions of the authenticity of any relevant 

document or of the truth of any relevant fact;

    (3) Written interrogatories; and

    (4) Depositions.

    (b) For the purpose of this section and Sec. Sec. 1264.121 and 

1264.122, the term



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documents includes information, documents, reports, answers, records, 

accounts, papers, and other data and documentary evidence which the 

presiding officer considers relevant and material to the hearing. 

Nothing contained herein shall be interpreted to require the creation of 

a document.

    (c) Unless mutually agreed to by the parties, discovery is available 

only as ordered by the presiding officer. The presiding officer shall 

regulate the timing of discovery.

    (d) Motions for discovery. (1) A party seeking discovery may file a 

motion with the presiding officer. Such a motion shall be accompanied by 

a copy of the discovery request or, in the case of depositions, a 

summary of the scope of the proposed deposition.

    (2) Within 10 days of service, a party may file an opposition to the 

motion and/or a motion for protective order as provided in Sec. 

1264.123.

    (3) The presiding officer may grant a motion for discovery only if 

he/she finds that the discovery sought--

    (i) Is necessary for the expeditious, fair, and reasonable 

consideration of the issues;

    (ii) Is not unduly costly or burdensome;

    (iii) Will not unduly delay the proceeding; and

    (iv) Does not seek privileged information.

    (4) The burden of showing that discovery should be allowed is on the 

party seeking discovery.

    (5) The presiding officer may grant discovery subject to a 

protective order under Sec. 1264.123.

    (e) Depositions. (1) If a motion for deposition is granted, the 

presiding officer shall issue a subpoena for the deponent, which may 

require the deponent to produce documents. The subpoena shall specify 

the time and place at which the deposition will be held.

    (2) The party seeking to depose shall serve the subpoena in the 

manner prescribed in Sec. 1264.107.

    (3) The deponent may file with the presiding officer a motion to 

quash the subpoena or a motion for a protective order within 10 days of 

service.

    (4) The party seeking to depose shall provide for the taking of a 

verbatim transcript of the deposition, which it shall make available to 

all other parties for inspection and copying.

    (f) Each party shall bear its own costs of discovery.