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§ 280.213 - Prehearing conference.

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The administrative law judge, on his or her own motion or on request of a party, may direct the parties to participate in a prehearing conference, either in person or by telephone, to consider:

Simplification of issues;

The necessity or desirability of amendments to pleadings;

Obtaining stipulations of fact and of documents to avoid unnecessary proof; or

Such other matters as may expedite the disposition of the proceedings.

The administrative law judge may order the conference proceedings to be recorded electronically or taken by a reporter, transcribed and filed with the ALJ.

If a prehearing conference is impracticable, the administrative law judge may direct the parties to correspond with the ALJ to achieve the purposes of such a conference.

The administrative law judge will prepare a summary of any actions agreed on or taken pursuant to this section. The summary will include any written stipulations or agreements made by the parties.

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