D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 16. CONSUMERS, COMMERCIAL PRACTICES, AND CIVIL INFRACTIONS |
Chapter 16-15. CONSUMER PROTECTION PROCEDURES ACT PROCEDURAL RULES |
Section 16-1511. DISCOVERY
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1511.1Parties may obtain discovery by the following methods:
(a)Written interrogatories;
(b)Requests for production of documents or other items, or permission to enter land or other property for inspection and other lawful purposes;
(c)Requests for admissions; and
(d)Depositions.
1511.2Discovery may be obtained without permission of the Office of Adjudication except as otherwise provided in §§1511 through 1516.
1511.3All discovery shall be completed at least five (5) days prior to the hearing.
1511.4The Office of Adjudication may set a schedule or otherwise regulate discovery either at the request of the parties or on its own motion. The Office of Adjudication, in regulating discovery, shall not allow excessive, unnecessary, harassing, and unduly expensive discovery and attempts to delay or impede the hearing.