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Discovery (Recommendations)
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- Recommendation number: 88-11
- Adopted on: December 9, 1988
- Tags: Confidentiality, Discovery, Dispute Resolution, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Mediation, Neutrals, Settlements
- Recommendation number: 83-4
- Adopted on: December 16, 1983
- Tags: Congress, Discovery, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and discovery provide separate mechanisms for obtaining the disclosure of Government documents. Any person may invoke at any time the release provisions of the FOIA by requesting an agency to disclose any reasonably described agency records. A requester’s need for the records and his purpose in making the...
- Recommendation number: 70-4
- Adopted on: June 3, 1970
- Tags: Adjudication, Discovery, Hearing Officers, Hearings, Protective Orders
Prehearing discovery in agency adjudication insures that the parties to the proceeding have access to all relevant, unprivileged information prior to the hearing. Its primary objectives include the more expeditious conduct of the hearing itself, the encouragement of settlement between the parties, and greater fairness in adjudication. Agencies that conduct adjudicatory...