S.C. Code Regs. § 9-100.230 - Discovery: General

A. Following the initiation of the adjudication, discovery shall begin at, and be completed by, such time as the Adjudicator directs.

B. Unless otherwise ordered by the Adjudicator, parties may obtain discovery by one or more of the following methods:

1. Interrogatories (R. 9-100.233);

2. Depositions upon oral examination or written questions (R. 9-100.234);

3. Requests for production of documents or things for inspection or other purposes (R. 9-100.235);

4. Requests for admission (R. 9-100.236); or

5. Any other method permitted by the Adjudicator.

C. Unless the Adjudicator upon motion, for the convenience of parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice, orders otherwise, the methods of discovery may be used in any sequence. The fact that a party is conducting discovery shall not operate to delay any other party's discovery.

Notes

S.C. Code Regs. § 9-100.230

Added by State Register Volume 22, Issue No. 6, Part 1, eff June 26, 1998.