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5 CFR 1305.4: Procedure in the event of an adverse ruling.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 5—Administrative Personnel
- CHAPTER III—OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
- SUBCHAPTER A—ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
- PART 1305—RELEASE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION, AND TESTIMONY BY OMB PERSONNEL AS WITNESSES, IN LITIGATION
If the court or other authority declines to stay the effect of the demand in response to a request made in accordance with § 1305.3(c) pending receipt of instructions from the General Counsel, or if the court or other authority rules that the demand must be complied with irrespective of the instructions from the General Counsel not to produce the material or disclose the information sought, the employee or former employee upon whom the demand has been made shall respectfully decline to comply with the demand (United States ex rel. Touhy v. Ragen, 340 U.S. 462 (1951)).
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