Upon receipt of a timely Request for Prelitigation Review, the Division shall assign a two letter code identifying the matter as involving this type of request (PR), a two digit code indicating the year the request was filed, a two digit code indicating the month the request was filed, and another number indicating chronological position among requests filed during the month. The Division shall give the matter a title in substantially the following form:
TABLE I | |
BEFORE THE DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OF THE STATE OF UTAH | |
John Doe, | |
Petitioner | Request for |
Prelitigation Review | |
-vs- | |
Richard Roe, | No. PR-XX-XX-XXX |
Respondent |
Pleadings shall be signed by the party or their counsel of record and shall indicate the addresses of the party and, if applicable, their counsel of record. The signature shall be deemed to be a certification that the signer has read the pleading and that, to the best of the signer's knowledge and belief, there is good ground to support it.
A respondent named in a request may file an answer relative to the merits set forth in the petitioner's notice. Affirmative defenses shall be separately stated and numbered in an answer or raised at the time of the hearing. Any answer must be filed no later than 15 days following the filing of the request.
Motions shall be in writing unless the motion could not have been anticipated prior to the prelitigation panel hearing.
Any motion to withdraw a request shall be filed no later than five days before the prelitigation panel hearing.
Any motion directed toward a request shall be filed no later than 15 days after service of the request.
Any motion directed toward the composition of a panel shall be filed no later than five days after discovering a basis therefore.
Any motion to dismiss shall be filed no later than five days after discovering a basis therefore.
Any motion seeking discovery or perpetuation of evidence for good cause shown demonstrating extraordinary circumstances shall be filed no later than 15 days before the prelitigation panel hearing.
A response to a motion shall be filed no later than five days after service of the motion and any final reply shall be filed no later than five days after service of the response to the motion.
The Division or panel shall permit and may require affidavits and memoranda, or both, in support or contravention of a motion.
Utah Admin. Code R156-78B-6