2 AAC 64.220 - Prehearing conference

(a) An administrative law judge may hold a prehearing conference if a conference will aid resolution of the case or the structuring of efficient and cost-effective proceedings. A prehearing conference may be scheduled by written or telephone notice to the parties or by written or oral agreement between the parties and the administrative law judge.

(b) At a prehearing conference, the administrative law judge may address

(1) simplification, clarification, consolidation, division, or limitation of issues;

(2) striking of immaterial issues;

(3) diversion of some or all issues for possible alternative dispute resolution;

(4) results of alternative dispute resolution efforts already undertaken;

(5) summary disposition of issues for which a material fact dispute does not exist;

(6) stipulations of facts and of the genuineness of documents;

(7) facts on which official notice will be taken;

(8) a discovery plan, including the exchange of documents and witness lists, and subpoena requirements;

(9) prehearing evidentiary issues, including

(A) use of affidavits instead of oral testimony; and

(B) objections to admission into the hearing record of written testimony, documents, papers, exhibits, or other submissions proposed by a party;

(10) deadlines for motions and responses to motions;

(11) scheduling of hearing and prehearing or posthearing matters, including closing argument; and

(12) any other matter that will aid in the fair, timely, efficient and cost-effective resolution of the administrative hearing.

Notes

2 AAC 64.220

Eff. 7/2/2006, Register 178

Authority:AS 44.64.020

AS 44.64.040

AS 44.64.060