Chapter 1 – General Administration

14010.11 Cooperation with the Attorney General

• Departmental employees shall cooperate fully with the AGAttorney General’s staff who are representing the Department, or a departmental employee, in any legal action.

• Cooperation shall include, but not be limited to:

  • Producing documents.

  • Completing interrogatories.

  • Researching matters within the Department.

  • Appearing as a witness, when required.

• If it is felt that requests by the AGAttorney General’s Office have become excessive, the litigation coordinator or the section chief in units without identified litigation coordinators shall contact the OLAOffice of Legal Affairs, which shall attempt to mediate the conflict between the Department and the AGAttorney General’s Office.

• Attorney General’s Obligation

  • When the AGAttorney General’s Office represents an employee of the Department, the AGAttorney General’s Office is obligated to maintain the same attorney-client privilege regarding any communications with that employee as if the employee had retained private counsel.

  • Employees with information relevant to any litigation involving the Department should channel the information to the AGAttorney General’s Office through the litigation coordinator or the section chief in units without identified litigation coordinators. If there is any question about whether or not the information should be communicated to the AGAttorney General’s Office, the OLAOffice of Legal Affairs shall be consulted.