Section R20-5-144. Written Interrogatories

A.      After a party files a request for hearing with the Commission, any party may serve written interrogatories upon another party. A party shall serve written interrogatories at least 40 days before the scheduled hearing.

B.       A party shall not serve more than 25 interrogatories, including subsections.

C.      A party shall serve answers to the interrogatories upon all par- ties within 10 days after service of the interrogatories. A party shall not file answers to the interrogatories with the Commis- sion.

D.      A presiding administrative law judge shall not cancel or con- tinue a hearing because a party fails to answer interrogatories under this Section.

E.       A party shall only use written interrogatories served under this Section to impeach a witness during a hearing, except that, in the exercise of discretion, the presiding administrative law judge may admit the interrogatory answers into evidence for another purpose if the party answering the interrogatories is deceased at the time of the scheduled hearing.

Historical Note

Former Rule 44. Amended effective March 1, 1987, filed

February 26, 1987 (Supp. 87-1). R20-5-144 recodified from R4-13-144 (Supp. 95-1). Amended by final

rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 3966 and 7 A.A.R. 4995, effec-

tive August 17, 2001 (Supp. 01-3).