Ohio Admin. Code 3746-6-04 - Production and inspection of documents
(A) Subject to the scope of discovery set
forth in rule
3746-6-01 of the
Administrative Code and such discovery deadlines as the commission may order,
any party may serve upon any other party a written request to:
(1) Produce or permit the inspection of,
and/or copy any designated documents,
or electronically stored information, including
writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, sound
recordings, images, and other data or data compilations
stored in any medium from which information can be
obtained that, which are in the
possession, custody, or control of the party upon whom the request is served;
(2) Produce for inspection,
copying, sampling, or testing any tangible things which are in the possession, control, or custody of
the party upon whom the request is served.
(B)
Without leave of
the commission, the request may be served within the timeframe set forth in the
case management schedule. Any request pursuant to this
chapter
rule
shall set forth the items to be produced or inspected either by
individual item or by category, and shall
describe each category with reasonable particularity. The request may specify the form or forms in which
electronically stored information is to be produced, but may not require the
production of the same information in more than one form.
(C) The party upon whom the request is served
shall serve a written response within twenty-eight days after the service of the request, or
within such shorter or longer time as the commission may order. The response
shall state, with respect to each item or category, that the production or
inspection and related activities will be permitted as requested, unless the
request is objected to, in which case the reason for the objection shall be
stated. If an objection is made to part of an item or category, that part shall
be specified. If objection is made to the requested
form or forms for producing electronically stored information, or if no form
was specified in the request, the responding party must state the form or forms
it intends to use. The party submitting the request may move for an order
under rule
3746-6-08
of the Administrative Code with respect to any objection or other failure to
respond to a request or any part thereof, or any failure to permit inspection
as requested.
(D)
The commission may, at
At the request of any party, the commission may examine in
camera the documents sought in camera
for the purpose of determining which documents or portions thereof are not
available for discovery.
(E) Where
a request calls for the production of a document previously furnished to the
party submitting the request, it is a sufficient response to specify the
circumstances under which the document was previously furnished to the party
submitting the request.
(F) The
commission may order the production of documents on its own motion.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3745.03
Rule Amplifies: 3745.03, 3745.04, 3745.05, 3745.06
Prior Effective Dates: 04/28/2000, 08/15/2011
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3745.03
Rule Amplifies: 3745.03, 3745.04, 3745.05, 3745.06
Prior Effective Dates: 4/28/00, 8/15/2011
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