Filing requirements for litigants seeking documents or testimony.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

A litigant must comply with the following requirements when filing a request for official records and information or testimony under this part. A request should be filed before a demand. (a) The request must be in writing and must be submitted to the Clerk of the Board who will immediately forward the request to the General Counsel. (b) The written request must contain the following information: (1) The caption of the legal proceeding, docket number, and name and address of the court or other authority involved; (2) A copy of the complaint or equivalent document setting forth the assertions in the case and any other pleading or document necessary to show relevance; (3) A list of categories of records sought, a detailed description of how the information sought is relevant to the issues in the legal proceeding, and a specific description of the substance of the testimony or records sought; (4) A statement as to how the need for the information outweighs any need to maintain the confidentiality of the information and outweighs the burden on the MSPB to produce the records or provide testimony; (5) A statement indicating that the information sought is not available from another source, from other persons or entities, or from the testimony of someone other than an MSPB employee, such as a retained expert; (6) If testimony is requested, the intended use of the testimony, and a showing that no document could be provided and used in lieu of testimony; (7) A description of all prior

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 1216.203