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FPPC refers proposed limits on probable-cause conferences to law committee after heated debate
Summary
The Fair Political Practices Commission debated staff-proposed limits on records production and witness participation during probable-cause conferences and agreed to send the rulemaking back to the Law & Policy Committee to gather evidence, including internal case data and outside parties’ experiences.
The Fair Political Practices Commission on March 19 debated proposed amendments to regulation 18361.4 that would tighten time limits on probable-cause conferences and remove or limit staff record production and witness participation. Legal staff recommended a narrow version that would treat the probable-cause stage as a limited, preliminary gatekeeping step rather than a discovery forum. John Faser of the legal division summarized staff’s position: “The only purpose of the probable cause conference is to test the sufficiency of the enforcement division's allegations. It is not a trial. It is not discovery.”
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