Section 26-A3811. PREHEARING CONFERENCES  


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    3811.1The Commissioner or designated hearing officer may require parties to appear at a specified date, time, and place for a pre-hearing conference for the purpose of addressing the following matters:

     

    (a)Simplification of issues;

     

    (b)Admissions or stipulations of fact;

     

    (c)Requests for official notice;

     

    (d)Discovery disputes, where discovery is expressly allowed by statute;

     

    (e)Preliminary motions;

     

    (f)Admissibility of evidence;

     

    (g)Order of presentation;

     

    (h)Limitation of the number of witnesses;

     

    (i)Exchange of prepared testimony and exhibits between the parties;

     

    (j)Scheduling; and

     

    (k)Other matters that will promote the orderly and prompt conduct of the hearing.

     

    3811.2The Commissioner or designated hearing officer shall make any action taken at a pre-hearing conference part of the record.

     

source

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 6433(August 8, 2003).