Section 4-412. STATUS CONFERENCE

 

412.1Within fifteen (15) calendar days of the assignment of the case to a hearing examiner, the hearing examiner shall schedule a status conference designed to accomplish the following objectives:

 

(a)To determine who is representing the parties in the case;

 

(b)To establish deadlines for conducting discovery in the case;

 

(c)To schedule a pre-hearing conference and a hearing in the case; and

 

(d)To schedule further status conferences as may be required.

 

412.2The hearing examiner shall give the parties written notice of the status conference. The notice shall include the following:

 

(a)Notice of the sanctions applicable in the event of a party’s failure to appear or comply with the instructions of the notice; and

 

(b)Instructions to the parties regarding the conditions and procedure for requesting continuances.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 42 DCR 1429, 1437-38 (March 24, 1995).