Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 199 - UTILITIES DIVISION
Chapter 7 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Rule 199-7.15 - Discovery

(1) Discovery procedures applicable in civil actions are available to parties in contested cases.

(2) Unless otherwise ordered by the board or presiding officer or agreed to by the parties, data requests or interrogatories served by any party shall either be responded to or objected to, with concisely stated grounds for relief, within seven days of receipt. When a statutory or other provision of law requires the board to issue a decision in the case in six months or less, this time is reduced to five days. Data requests or interrogatories served on a day the board is closed or after 4:30 p.m. central time on a day the board is open shall be considered served on the next business day.

(3) Unless otherwise ordered by the board or presiding officer, time periods for compliance with all forms of discovery other than those stated in subrule 7.15(2) shall be as provided in the Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure.

(4) Prior to filing any motion related to discovery, parties shall make a good-faith effort to resolve discovery disputes without the involvement of the board or presiding officer.

(5) Any motion related to discovery shall allege that the moving party has made a good-faith attempt to resolve the discovery issues involved with the opposing party. Opposing parties shall be given the opportunity to respond within 14 days of the filing of the motion unless the time is extended or shortened by order of the board or presiding officer. When a statutory or other provision of law requires the board to issue a decision in the case in six months or less, this time is reduced to seven days, unless otherwise ordered by the board or presiding officer. The board or presiding officer may rule on the basis of the written motion and any response, or may order argument or other proceedings on the motion.