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Cal. Government Code § 11507.7 (2026)

Administrative Adjudication: Formal Hearing

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(a)Any party claiming the party’s request for discovery pursuant to Section 11507.6 has not been complied with may serve and file with the administrative law judge a motion to compel discovery, naming as respondent the party refusing or failing to comply with Section 11507.6. The motion shall state facts showing the respondent party failed or refused to comply with Section 11507.6, a description of the matters sought to be discovered, the reason or reasons why the matter is discoverable under that section, that a reasonable and good faith attempt to contact the respondent for an informal resolution of the issue has been made, and the ground or grounds of respondent’s refusal so far as known to the moving party.

(b)The motion shall be served upon respondent party and filed within 15 days after the respondent party first evidenced failure or refusal to comply with Section 11507.6 or within 30 days after request was made and the party has failed to reply to the request, or within another time provided by stipulation, whichever period is longer.

(c)The hearing on the motion to compel discovery shall be held within 15 days after the motion is made, or a later time that the administrative law judge may on the judge’s own motion for good cause determine. The respondent party shall have the right to serve and file a written answer or other response to the motion before or at the time of the hearing.

(d)Where the matter sought to be discovered is under the custody or control of the respondent party and the respondent party asserts that the matter is not a discoverable matter under the provisions of Section 11507.6, or is privileged against disclosure under those provisions, the administrative law judge may order lodged with it matters provided in subdivision (b) of Section 915 of the Evidence Code and examine the matters in accordance with its provisions.

(e)The administrative law judge shall decide the case on the matters examined in camera, the papers filed by the parties, and such oral argument and additional evidence as the administrative law judge may allow.

(f)Unless otherwise stipulated by the parties, the administrative law judge shall no later than 15 days after the hearing make its order denying or granting the motion. The order shall be in writing setting forth the matters the moving party is entitled to discover under Section 11507.6. A copy of the order shall forthwith be served by mail by the administrative law judge upon the parties. Where the order grants the motion in whole or in part, the order shall not become effective until 10 days after the date the order is served. Where the order denies relief to the moving party, the order shall be effective on the date it is served.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1985–2021 · leading case: Riverside Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't v. Stiglitz, 339 P.3d 295 (Cal. 2014).
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Riverside Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't v. Stiglitz, 339 P.3d 295 (Cal. 2014). · cites it 5× “) Government Code section 11507.7 was revised to allow administrative law judges to do what previously only courts had done, including, with respect to privilege claims, authorizing for the first time an ―administrative law judge [to] order lodged with it matters provided in…”
Brown v. Valverde, 183 Cal. App. 4th 1531 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010). “(Gov. Code, § 11507.7, subd. (d).) The result, he submits, is that “After the amendment of Government Code § 11507.”
RLI Ins. Co. Grp. v. Superior Court, 51 Cal. App. 4th 415 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 3× “(Gov. Code, § 11507.7, subds. (a)-(g), (i).”
California Radioactive Materials Mgmt. Forum v. Dep't of Health Servs., 15 Cal. App. 4th 841 (Cal. Ct. App. 1993). “6); a party claiming that a discovery request has been denied may petition a superior court for an order compelling discovery (Gov. Code, § 11507.7); the administrative agency determines the *856 time and place of the hearing (Gov.”
Yellen v. Bd. of Med. Quality Assurance, 174 Cal. App. 3d 1040 (Cal. Ct. App. 1985). “Discovery in this administrative hearing was governed exclusively by Government Code section 11507.6. (Gov. Code, § 11507.”
Tetra Pak, Inc. v. State Bd. of Equalization, 234 Cal. App. 3d 1751 (Cal. Ct. App. 1991). “(a) [any “state regulatory agency[] involving the regulatory functions of a state agency as applied to a small business of licensee”]; Gov. Code, §§ 11507.7, subd. (i) [administrative or court proceedings involving state boards, commissions, and agency officers], 19574.”
Podiatric Med. Bd. etc. v. Superior Court, 62 Cal. App. 5th 657 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “]” (Gov. Code, § 11507.7, subd. (a).) “Where the matter sought to be discovered is under the custody or control of the respondent party and the respondent party asserts that the matter is not a discoverable matter under the provisions of Section 11507.”
Lopez v. Shiomoto, No. D076081 (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 4, 2021). “15 Lopez made no objection to the absence of this evidence during the administrative proceeding, nor did he file with the hearing officer a motion to compel discovery (Gov. Code, § 11507.7). Moreover, aside from sheer speculation, Lopez has not shown that any of this evidence…”
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