D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B621

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 6-B621 - SUBPOENAS

621.1

Application for issuance of a subpoena requiring a person to appear and testify at a specific place and time shall be made in writing to the Administrative Judge. All requests for subpoenas ad testificandum shall clearly identify the person subpoenaed and their address and shall be supported by a showing of the relevance and materiality of the testimony sought.

621.2

Application for issuance of a subpoena requiring a person or entity to produce documents (including writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, phone records and other recordings, and other data compilations from which information can be obtained) at a specific time and place shall be made in writing to the Administrative Judge. All requests for subpoenas duces tecum shall specify with reasonable particularity the information sought, the facts expected to be established thereby, and how these facts are relevant and material.

621.3

An applicant for a subpoena shall arrange for service. Except for good cause shown, service shall be completed no later than ten (10) calendar days before the date of the requested testimony or production.

621.4

Personal service of a subpoena may be made by any person, not a party, who is at least eighteen (18) years of age. Service of the subpoena shall be attested to in an affidavit by the person making the service. The attesting affidavit shall state the date, time, and method of service.

621.5

Any motion by the subject of a subpoena to limit or quash the subpoena shall be filed within three (3) calendar days of the time for compliance with the subpoena. The motion shall set forth all assertions of privilege or other factual and legal objections to the subpoena, including all appropriate arguments, affidavits, and other supporting documentation.

621.6

In the case of contumacy or failure to obey an issued subpoena, the Office, pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 1-606.02(a)(4), may request enforcement of the subpoena in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B621

As amended by Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 9297 (November 19, 1999); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2129, 2141 (March 16, 2012); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 298 (1/14/2022)

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 2129 (March 16, 2012) repealed and replaced the existing chapter 16 with a new chapter 16 (Rules and Regulations of the Office of Employee Appeals). Sections 606 -635 were renamed, and section 636 was repealed.

Authority: The Chairperson of the Office of Employee Appeals in accordance with § 602 of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 1-606.02(a)(5) (2006 Repl.).