7 CFR Topic
Prehearing Conferences and Discovery
July 6, 2020
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1.640
What are the requirements for prehearing conferences?
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1.641
How may parties obtain discovery of information needed for the case?
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1.642
When must a party supplement or amend information it has previously provided?
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1.643
What are the requirements for written interrogatories?
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1.644
What are the requirements for depositions?
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1.645
What are the requirements for requests for documents or tangible things or entry on land?
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1.646
What sanctions may the ALJ impose for failure to comply with discovery?
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1.647
What are the requirements for subpoenas and witness fees?
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1.650
When and where will the hearing be held?
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1.651
What are the parties' rights during the hearing?
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1.652
What are the requirements for presenting testimony?
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1.653
How may a party use a deposition in the hearing?
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1.654
What are the requirements for exhibits, official notice, and stipulations?
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1.655
What evidence is admissible at the hearing?
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1.656
What are the requirements for transcription of the hearing?
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1.657
Who has the burden of persuasion, and what standard of proof applies?
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1.658
When will the hearing record close?
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1.659
What are the requirements for post-hearing briefs?
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1.660
What are the requirements for the ALJ's decision?