Okla. Admin. Code § 590:1-3-10

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 590:1-3-10 - Discovery

(a)Authority of the Hearing Examiner. The Hearing Examiner may, upon his or her own motion, or on the motion of either party, allow the use of discovery available in a civil action in the District Courts of Oklahoma. The failure of a party to have sufficient time to exercise any discovery mechanism on account of a lack of time shall not of itself constitute good cause for the granting of a continuance of a hearing.

(b)Subpoenas; costs; fees; service. Subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses, for the furnishing of information required by the Hearing Examiner, and/or for the production of evidence or records of any kind may be issued by the Executive Director of the System. Subpoenas shall be served, and a return made, in any manner prescribed for the service of a subpoena in a civil action. The party requesting the subpoena shall bear the cost of serving it. Fees for a non-party witness who is subpoenaed to appear shall be the same as those fees allowed to witnesses in a civil matter. Party witnesses shall not be entitled to witness fees.

(c)Confidentiality. Any information obtained through discovery proceedings shall be used only for matters pending in the case in which they were discovered, and shall be accorded the same degree of confidentiality as any other document or information filed with or generated by the System.

Okla. Admin. Code § 590:1-3-10

Added at 25 Ok Reg 994, eff 5-11-08