1 Tex. Admin. Code § 12.28 - [Effective 7/3/2025] Level 1 Discovery Control Plan
Discovery in a preliminary review under a Level 1 Discovery Control Plan is subject to the limitation provided elsewhere in this Chapter and to the following additional limitations:
(1) All discovery during a preliminary review
must be conducted during the discovery period which begins when the initial
response to the complaint is due and continues for 90 days.
(2) The discovery period reopens on the date
the commission sets the matter for a formal hearing and continues for an
additional 90 days.
(3) During a
preliminary review, the respondent and commission staff may serve on any other
party no more than 5 written interrogatories, excluding interrogatories asking
a party only to identify or authenticate specific documents. If set for a
formal hearing, each party may serve 10 more interrogatories. Each discrete
subpart of an interrogatory is considered a separate interrogatory.
(4) During a preliminary review, the
respondent and commission staff may serve on any other party no more than 5
written requests for production. If set for a formal hearing, each party may
serve 10 more written requests for production. Each discrete subpart of a
request for production is considered a separate request for
production.
(5) During a
preliminary review, the respondent and commission staff may serve on any other
party no more than 5 written requests for admissions. If set for a formal
hearing, each party may serve 10 more requests for admissions. Each discrete
subpart of a request for admission is considered a separate request for
admission.
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