(1) In any formal proceeding taken by the commission, discovery shall be permitted as provided in Iowa Rs. Civ. P. 1.501 to 1.517 inclusive; 1.701 and 1.702; and in 1.714 to 1.717. The judicial officer or employee against whom a notice of charge(s) has been filed, in addition to the restriction stated in Iowa R. Civ. R 1.503(1), shall not be required to answer an interrogatory pursuant to Iowa R. Civ. R 1.509, a request for admission pursuant to Iowa R. Civ. R 1.510, a question upon oral examination pursuant to Iowa R. Civ. R 1.701, or a question upon written interrogatories, pursuant to Iowa R. Civ. R 1.710, if the answer would be self-incriminatory. In addition thereto, evidence and testimony may be perpetuated as provided in Iowa Rs. Civ. R 1.721 to 1.728.(2) The time to respond to any discovery allowed under rule 52.15(1) shall be 15 days, regardless of time allowed by the Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure.(3) All discovery shall be timed so that it is completed, including the time to receive responses to all propounded discovery, no later than 50 days after service of the notice of charge(s).(4) All motions or applications pertaining to discovery shall be filed with the commission as soon as practicable. The chairperson or a member of the commission designated by the chairperson shall have authority to rule on any motions or applications. A hearing need not be held prior to entering a ruling. Any hearing may be held telephonically and without a record being made of the hearing.R. P. St. Iowa. Comm. Jud. Quali. 52.15
Court Order November 9, 2001, effective 2/15/2002.