Common use of Access to Information and Discovery Clause in Contracts

Access to Information and Discovery. The District and the Association both desire that the Grievance and arbitration provisions set forth in this Agreement remain fast, efficient, and informal. Accordingly, while either party may request information from the other, neither the District nor the Association shall have the right to submit interrogatories, requests for production, or to take depositions or otherwise to engage in discovery in any matters subject to the Grievance procedure, except in rare and unusual instances regarding a matter subject to the Grievance and arbitration provisions. Where either party requires information or data in the unique control of the other party, an arbitrator may require a party to produce to the other reasonable data or information which the arbitrator reasonably deems necessary for a just adjudication of the matter. Any such access to information shall be specific and narrowly addressed to the information necessary under the circumstances.

Access to Information and Discovery. The District and the Association both desire that the Grievance and arbitration provisions set forth in this Agreement remain fast, efficient, and informal. Accordingly, while either party may request information from the other, neither the District nor the Association shall have the right to submit interrogatories, requests for production, or to take depositions or otherwise to engage in discovery in any matters subject to the Grievance procedure, except in rare and unusual instances regarding a matter subject to the Grievance and arbitration provisions. Where either party requires information or data in the unique control of the other party, an arbitrator may require a party to produce to the other reasonable data or information which the arbitrator reasonably deems necessary for a just adjudication of the matter. Any such access to information shall be specific and narrowly addressed to the information necessary under the circumstances.. ARTICLE SEVEN‌