N.H. Admin. Code § Ins 206.07 - Prehearing Conferences

(a) At any time following the notice of hearing of an adjudicatory proceeding, the hearing officer, upon motion or upon his or her own initiative, shall direct all interested parties to attend one or more prehearing conferences to aid in the disposition of the proceeding.

(b) The following may be considered at a prehearing conference:

(1) Opportunities and procedures for settlement;

(2) Opportunities and procedures for simplification of the issues;

(3) Possible amendments to the pleadings;

(4) Possible admissions of fact and of documents to avoid unnecessary proof;

(5) Possible limitations on the number of witnesses;

(6) Possible changes to the standard procedures which would otherwise govern the proceedings;

(7) The distribution of written testimony, if any, and exhibits to the parties;

(8) Possible consolidation of the examination of witnesses by the parties; and

(9) Any other matters which might contribute to the prompt and orderly conduct of the proceeding.

(c) The department shall cause prehearing conferences to be recorded unless all parties wish to discuss possible settlement off the record or the hearing officer determines that the prehearing process is best served by conducting discussions and conferences off the record. Matters decided at a prehearing conference shall be reflected in an appropriate order.

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N.H. Admin. Code § Ins 206.07

Derived from Volume XL Number 33, Filed August 13, 2020, Proposed by #13073-A, Effective 7/27/2020.