[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR2004.22]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
  CHAPTER XII--OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 
                            URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 2004_SUBPOENAS AND PRODUCTION IN RESPONSE TO SUBPOENAS OR DEMANDS
 
      Subpart C_Requests for Testimony and Production of Documents
 
Sec.  2004.22  Filing requirements for demands or requests for 

documents or testimony.

    You must comply with the following requirements whenever you issue 
demands or requests to an OIG employee for official records and 
information or testimony.
    (a) Your request must be in writing and must be submitted to the 
Counsel. If you serve a subpoena on OIG or on an OIG employee before 
submitting a written request and receiving a final determination from 
the Counsel, OIG will oppose the subpoena on grounds that your request 
was not submitted in accordance with this subpart.
    (b) Your written request must contain the following information:
    (1) The caption of the legal proceeding, docket number, and name and 
address of the court or other authority involved;

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    (2) A copy of the complaint or equivalent document setting forth the 
assertions in the case and any other pleading or document sufficient to 
show relevance;
    (3) A list of categories of records sought, a detailed description 
of how the information sought is relevant to the issues in the legal 
proceeding, and a specific description of the substance of the testimony 
or records sought;
    (4) A statement as to how the need for the information outweighs the 
need to maintain any confidentiality of the information and outweighs 
the burden on OIG to produce the records or provide testimony;
    (5) A statement indicating that the information sought is not 
available from another source, from other persons or entities, or from 
the testimony of someone other than an OIG employee, such as a retained 
expert;
    (6) If testimony is requested, the intended use of the testimony, a 
general summary of the desired testimony, and a showing that no document 
could be provided and used in lieu of testimony;
    (7) A description of all prior decisions, orders, or pending motions 
in the case that bear upon the relevance of the requested records or 
testimony;
    (8) The name, address, and telephone number of counsel to each party 
in the case; and
    (9) An estimate of the amount of time that the requester and other 
parties will require with each OIG employee for time spent by the 
employee to prepare for testimony, in travel, and for attendance in the 
legal proceeding.
    (c) The OIG reserves the right to require additional information to 
complete your request where appropriate.
    (d) Your request should be submitted at least 30 days before the 
date that records or testimony are required. Requests submitted less 
than 30 days before records or testimony are required must be 
accompanied by a written explanation stating the reasons for the late 
request and the reasons for expedited processing.
    (e) Failure to cooperate in good faith to enable the Counsel to make 
an informed decision may serve as the basis for a determination not to 
comply with your request.