Washington Administrative Code › Title 478 - University of Washington › Chapter 478-121 - Student conduct code for the University of Washington › Part VII - COMPLIANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FEDERAL REGULATIONS REGARDING SEXUAL HARASSMENT › Section 478-121-670 - Service and time-Subpoenas-No discovery

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Service of all university notices will be
				sent by electronic mail (email) addressed to the parties' university-issued
				email addresses unless either party provides an alternative and preferred email
				address. Parties are permitted to file documents, provide evidence, and respond
				to investigators, the hearing officer, or other individuals responsible for
				appeals via email. Service is complete at the moment the email is sent to the
				email addresses.
(2) In computing
				any period of time prescribed or allowed under Part VII of this code, the day
				of the act or event from which the designated period of time begins to run
				shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be
				included, unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday, in which event
				the period runs until the end of the next day which is neither a Saturday, a
				Sunday, nor a legal holiday. Legal holidays are prescribed in
				RCW
				 1.16.050. When the period of time prescribed
				or allowed is less than seven days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal
				holidays shall be excluded in the computation. A "business day" is any Monday,
				Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday that is not a legal holiday. A
				"calendar day" is any day of the week, Monday through Sunday, including legal
				holidays.
(3) Typically, the period
				from commencement of a proceeding conducted under Part VII of this code to the
				issuance of the investigative report, inclusive of the time parties may review
				the draft report and provide feedback will not exceed eighteen weeks. The
				period from issuance of an investigative report to the date of the hearing will
				not exceed seven weeks. Finally, the period from the hearing to the
				determination of responsibility, inclusive of the time frames required by the
				Department of Education federal regulations in light of those required to
				comply with state law for any appeal, will not exceed twenty-two weeks.
				Investigators and the hearing officer, or designee(s), will notify the parties
				in writing of any delay in the proceedings and the cause for such delay. Delays
				are permissible for good cause, which may include, and not be limited to, the
				absence or unavailability of a party or witness, scheduling conflicts,
				concurrent law enforcement activity, holidays, or academic calendar
				breaks.
(4) The hearing officer may
				issue subpoenas. The parties may also request that the hearing officer issue
				subpoenas or a party's attorney of record may also issue a subpoena on whose
				behalf the witness is required to appear at a hearing. The requesting party is
				responsible for serving the subpoena upon the witness.
(5) Discovery, including depositions,
				interrogatories, requests for production, entry onto land for inspection or
				other purposes, and physical and mental examinations, is not available in
				conduct proceedings under this code.