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§ 13.59 

(d) 

Depositions.  After the respondent 

has filed a request for hearing and an 
answer, either party may take testi-
mony by deposition. 

(e) 

Limits on discovery. The hearing of-

ficer may limit the frequency and ex-
tent of discovery upon a showing by a 
party that— 

(1) The discovery requested is cumu-

lative or repetitious; 

(2) The discovery requested can be 

obtained from another less burdensome 
and more convenient source; 

(3) The party requesting the informa-

tion has had ample opportunity to ob-
tain the information through other dis-
covery methods permitted under this 
section; or 

(4) The method or scope of discovery 

requested by the party is unduly bur-
densome or expensive. 

§ 13.55

Notice of hearing. 

The hearing officer must set a rea-

sonable date, time, and location for the 
hearing, and must give the parties ade-
quate notice thereof, and of the nature 
of the hearing. Due regard must be 
given to the convenience of the parties 
with respect to the location of the 
hearing. 

§ 13.57

Subpoenas and witness fees. 

(a) 

Application.  The hearing officer, 

upon application by any party to the 
proceeding, may issue subpoenas re-
quiring the attendance of witnesses or 
the production of documents or tan-
gible things at a hearing or for the pur-
pose of taking depositions, as per-
mitted by law. The application for pro-
ducing evidence must show its general 
relevance and reasonable scope. Absent 
good cause shown, a party must file a 
request for a subpoena at least: 

(1) 15 days before a scheduled deposi-

tion under the subpoena; or 

(2) 30 days before a scheduled hearing 

where attendance at the hearing is 
sought. 

(b) 

Procedure.  A party seeking the 

production of a document in the cus-
tody of an FAA employee must use the 
discovery procedure found in § 13.53, 
and if necessary, a motion to compel 
under § 13.49. A party that applies for 
the attendance of an FAA employee at 
a hearing must send the application, in 
writing, to the hearing officer. The ap-

plication must set forth the need for 
that employee’s attendance. 

(c) 

Fees.  Except for an employee of 

the agency who appears at the direc-
tion of the agency, a witness who ap-
pears at a deposition or hearing is enti-
tled to the same fees and allowances as 
provided for under 28 U.S.C. 1821. The 
party who applies for a subpoena to 
compel the attendance of a witness at 
a deposition or hearing, or the party at 
whose request a witness appears at a 
deposition or hearing, must pay the 
witness fees and allowances described 
in this section. 

(d) 

Service of subpoenas. Any person 

who is at least 18 years old and not a 
party may serve a subpoena. Serving a 
subpoena requires delivering a copy to 
the named person. Except for the com-
plainant, the party that requested the 
subpoena must tender at the time of 
service the fees for 1 day’s attendance 
and the allowances allowed by law if 
the subpoena requires that person’s at-
tendance. Proving service, if necessary, 
requires the filing with the FAA Hear-
ing Docket of a statement showing the 
date and manner of service and the 
names of the persons served. The server 
must certify the statement. 

(e) 

Motion to quash or modify the sub-

poena.  A party, or any person served 
with a subpoena, may file a motion to 
quash or modify the subpoena with the 
hearing officer at or before the time 
specified in the subpoena for compli-
ance. The movant must describe, in de-
tail, the basis for the application to 
quash or modify the subpoena includ-
ing, but not limited to, a statement 
that the testimony, document, or tan-
gible thing is not relevant to the pro-
ceeding, that the subpoena is not rea-
sonably tailored to the scope of the 
proceeding, or that the subpoena is un-
reasonable and oppressive. A motion to 
quash or modify the subpoena will stay 
the effect of the subpoena pending a de-
cision by the hearing officer on the mo-
tion. 

(f) 

Enforcement of subpoena. If a per-

son disobeys a subpoena, a party may 
apply to a U.S. district court to seek 
judicial enforcement of the subpoena. 

§ 13.59

Evidence. 

(a) Each party to a hearing may 

present the party’s case or defense by 

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