Iowa Admin. Code r. 653-25.15 - Prehearing conferences
(1)
Any party may request a prehearing conference. Prehearing conferences shall be
conducted by the executive director or designee, who may request the assistance
of an administrative law judge. A written request for prehearing conference or
an order for prehearing conference on the executive director's own motion shall
be filed prior to the contested case hearing, but no later than 20 days prior
to the hearing date.
(2) The
parties at a prehearing conference shall be prepared to discuss the following
subjects, and the executive director or administrative law judge may issue
appropriate orders concerning:
a. The
possibility of settlement.
b. The
entry of a scheduling order to include deadlines for completion of
discovery.
c. Stipulations of law
or fact.
d. Stipulations on the
admissibility of exhibits.
e.
Submission of expert and other witness lists. Witness lists may be amended
subsequent to the prehearing conference within the time limits established by
the executive director or administrative law judge at the prehearing
conference. Any such amendments must be served on all parties. Witnesses not
listed on the final witness list may be excluded from testifying unless there
was good cause for the failure to include their names.
f. Submission of exhibit lists. Exhibit lists
may be amended subsequent to the prehearing conference within the time limits
established by the executive director or administrative law judge at the
prehearing conference. Other than rebuttal exhibits, exhibits that are not
listed on the final exhibit list may be excluded from admission into evidence
unless there was good cause for the failure to include them.
g. Stipulations for waiver of any provision
of law.
h. Identification of
matters which the parties intend to request be officially noticed.
i. Consideration of any additional matters
which will expedite the hearing.
(3) Prehearing conferences may be conducted
by telephone unless otherwise ordered.
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