Current through September 30, 2024
Section 45.46 - What sanctions may the ALJ impose for failure to comply with discovery?(a) Upon motion of a party, the ALJ may impose sanctions under paragraph (b) of this section if any party: (1) Fails to comply with an order approving discovery; or(2) Fails to supplement or amend a response to discovery under § 45.42(a) .(b) The ALJ may impose one or more of the following sanctions: (1) Infer that the information, testimony, document, or other evidence withheld would have been adverse to the party;(2) Order that, for the purposes of the hearing, designated facts are established;(3) Order that the party not introduce into evidence, or otherwise rely on to support its case, any information, testimony, document, or other evidence:(i) That the party improperly withheld; or(ii) That the party obtained from another party in discovery;(4) Allow another party to use secondary evidence to show what the information, testimony, document, or other evidence withheld would have shown; or(5) Take other appropriate action to remedy the party's failure to comply.