State, Department of Administration, Division of Personnel v. State, Department of Administration, Division of Administrative Hearings

SMITH, Judge.

This petition for review of a procedural ruling by a hearing officer of the Division of Administrative Hearings, Department of Administration, raises basic questions concerning the scope of discovery allowable in proceedings for an administrative determination of the validity of an agency rule. We have entertained the appeal notwithstanding that our review has interrupted and delayed the proceedings in midstream because review of the final agency action would not provide an adequate remedy to the petitioning Division of Personnel, Department of Administration. Sec. 120.68(1),…