Rule 350-4-.12 - Pre-Hearing Conferences(1) The Administrative Law Judge may, either sua sponte or at the request of any party, direct the parties or their authorized representatives to appear at a specified time and place for one or more conferences before or during a hearing or to submit written proposals or correspondence for the purpose of considering any of the matter set forth in Paragraph (2) of this Rule. At the discretion of the Administrative Law Judge, pre-hearing conferences may be conducted in whole or in part via telephone.(2) In conferences held or in proposals submitted pursuant to Subsection (1) of this Rule, the following matters may be considered:(a) settlement of the matter;(b) the contemplated use of a schedule for the completion of prehearing procedures and the submission and disposition of all prehearing motions;(c) simplification, clarification, amplification, or limitation of the issues;(d) admissions and stimulations of facts and of the genuineness and admissibility of documents;(e) the identity of persons expected to be called as witnesses by any party and the substance of their anticipated testimony;(f) the identification of expert witnesses expected to be called by any party to testify, the substance of the facts and opinions to which an expert witness is expected to testify, and a summary of the grounds of each opinion;(g) matters of which official notice by the Administrative Law Judge is sought;(h) objections to the introduction into evidence at the hearing of any written testimony, documents, papers, exhibits, or other submissions proposed by any party; provided that, at any time before the end of the hearing on the merits any party may make and the Administrative Law Judge shall consider and either rule upon, or reserve a ruling upon, motions to strike testimony or other evidence on the grounds of relevance, competency or materiality; and(i) such other matters as may expedite adjudication of the matter.(3) The Administrative Law Judge may issue an order which recites the action taken at the conference and any agreements made by the parties as to any of the matters considered, and which limits the issues for hearing to those not disposed of by admissions or agreement of the parties.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 350-4-.12
Ga. L. 1977, p. 384, et seq.; O.C.G.A. Sec. 49-4-142(a), 153.
Original Rule was filed on April 11, 1978; effective May 1, 1978.Repealed: ER. 350-4-0.4-.12 adopted. F. Oct. 5, 1989; eff. Sept. 29, 1989, the date of adoption, to remain in effect for 120 days or until adoption of a permanent Rule superseding said Emergency Rule, as specified by the Agency.Repealed: Permanent Rule entitled "Pre-Hearing Conferences" adopted. F. Oct. 4, 1989; eff. Nov. 1, 1989, as specified by the Agency.