21 CFR 17.23 - Discovery.
§ 17.23
Discovery.
(a)
No later than 60 days prior to the hearing, unless otherwise ordered by the presiding officer, a party may make a request to another party for production, inspection, and copying of documents that are relevant to the issues before the presiding officer. Documents must be provided no later than 30 days after the request has been made.
(b)
For the purpose of this part, the term documents includes information, reports, answers, records, accounts, papers and other data and documentary evidence. Nothing contained in this section may be interpreted to require the creation of a document, except that requested data stored in an electronic data storage system must be produced in a form readily accessible to the requesting party.
(c)
Requests for documents, requests for admissions, written interrogatories, depositions, and any forms of discovery, other than those permitted under paragraphs (a) and (e) of this section, are not authorized.
(d)
(1)
Within 10 days of service of a request for production of documents, a party may file a motion for a protective order.
(2)
The presiding officer may grant a motion for a protective order, in whole or in part, if he or she finds that the discovery sought:
(3)
The burden of showing that a protective order is necessary shall be on the party seeking the order.
Title 21 published on 2012-04-01
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