Rule 26. Discovery
Arizona Revised Statutes AnnotatedRules of the Commission on Judicial Conduct
17C A.R.S. Jud.Conduct Comm.Rules of Proc., Rule 26
Rule 26. Discovery
(a) Witnesses. Within twenty days of the filing of a response, disciplinary counsel and the judge shall exchange the names and addresses of all persons known to have knowledge of the relevant facts, designating those persons the parties intend to call at the hearing. A party may withhold such information only with permission of the presiding member of the hearing panel (or his or her designee) or the hearing officer, and only for good cause shown. Review of the withholding request shall be in camera, but the requesting party shall advise the other party of the existence of the request.
(e) Completion of discovery. After the filing of formal charges, the presiding member of the hearing panel or the hearing officer shall issue a Case Management Order setting forth, among other logistical information, the date of the hearing and the deadline for completion of discovery. Discovery shall conclude forty-five days after the filing of the response to the statement of charges or fifteen days before the hearing, whichever is longer.
Credits
Added by Order dated Oct. 11, 2001, effective Jan. 1, 2002. Amended and effective Jan. 20, 2006; Sept. 2, 2014, effective Jan. 1, 2015.
17C A. R. S. Jud. Conduct Comm. Rules of Proc., Rule 26, AZ ST J COND COMM Rule 26
State Court Rules are current with amendments received through April 1, 2024. The Code of Judicial Administration is current with amendments received through April 1, 2024.
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