{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-2417.210","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 2417.210","heading":"Procedure in the event of an adverse ruling.","body":"If the court or other competent authority fails to stay a demand or request, the employee upon whom the demand or request is made, unless otherwise advised by the Chairman of the FLRA, the General Counsel, or the Chairman of the Panel, as appropriate, will appear, if necessary, at the stated time and place, produce a copy of this part, state that the employee has been advised by counsel not to provide the requested testimony or produce documents, and respectfully decline to comply with the demand or request, citing United States ex rel. Touhy v. Ragen, 340 U.S. 462 (1951).","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER XIV—FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND FEDERAL SERVICE IMPASSES PANEL","SUBCHAPTER B—GENERAL PROVISIONS","PART 2417—TESTIMONY BY EMPLOYEES RELATING TO OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS","Subpart B—Requests or Demands for Testimony and Production of Documents"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"2b2af8326212ea0d329fc869ac132dab31b1f0a89dc9e76714de419ecf5b30c0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-2417.209","next":"us/5-cfr-2417.301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}