27 Miss. Code. R. 120-9.9 - [Effective until 7/1/2025] ASSIGNMENT OF CASES; SCHEDULING OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE
A. The Administrative Office shall assign
cases to the hearing officers in a manner that is most efficient and effective
to hear and decide cases.
B. When,
in the opinion of the hearing officer, pending appeals involve a common
question of law or fact, he or she may, on his or her own motion or upon motion
of a party, order that the appeals be consolidated.
C. When, in the opinion of the hearing
officer, the issues and circumstances of an appeal warrant that the hearing be
conducted before the three hearing officers en banc instead of
a single hearing officer, he or she may issue an order or notice to that
effect.
D. Once a case is filed,
prehearing conferences may be held at the discretion of the presiding hearing
officer to simplify the issues, procedures, and evidence in order to fairly
hear and decide the case.
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A. The Administrative Office shall assign cases to the hearing officers in a manner that is most efficient and effective to hear and decide cases.
B. When, in the opinion of the hearing officer, pending appeals involve a common question of law or fact, he or she may, on his or her own motion or upon motion of a party, order that the appeals be consolidated.
C. When, in the opinion of the hearing officer, the issues and circumstances of an appeal warrant that the hearing be conducted before the three hearing officers en banc instead of a single hearing officer, he or she may issue an order or notice to that effect.
D. Once a case is filed, prehearing conferences may be held at the discretion of the presiding hearing officer to simplify the issues, procedures, and evidence in order to fairly hear and decide the case.