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PSC restores 'working papers' language in discovery rules; members raise definition concerns
Summary
The commission approved an amendment to discovery rules to explicitly protect hearing-preparation "working papers," but some commissioners and stakeholders urged a clearer statutory definition before finalizing the language. Document 52 75 passed 7-0.
The Public Service Commission unanimously approved an amendment to its discovery rules to restore language protecting hearing-preparation "working papers," but several members expressed concern that the term lacks a precise legal definition.
Jocelyn (agency staff) said the revision "inserts the phrase, 'working papers or attorney work product'" into rules governing hearing preparation and that the change was intended to protect experts' materials as well as attorney preparation. She said stakeholders were supportive and that the term "working…
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