Section 2 AAC 64.220 - Prehearing conference(a) An administrative law judge may hold a prehearing conference if a conference will aid resolution of the case or the structuring of efficient and cost-effective proceedings. A prehearing conference may be scheduled by written or telephone notice to the parties or by written or oral agreement between the parties and the administrative law judge.(b) At a prehearing conference, the administrative law judge may address (1) simplification, clarification, consolidation, division, or limitation of issues;(2) striking of immaterial issues;(3) diversion of some or all issues for possible alternative dispute resolution;(4) results of alternative dispute resolution efforts already undertaken;(5) summary disposition of issues for which a material fact dispute does not exist;(6) stipulations of facts and of the genuineness of documents;(7) facts on which official notice will be taken;(8) a discovery plan, including the exchange of documents and witness lists, and subpoena requirements;(9) prehearing evidentiary issues, including(A) use of affidavits instead of oral testimony; and(B) objections to admission into the hearing record of written testimony, documents, papers, exhibits, or other submissions proposed by a party;(10) deadlines for motions and responses to motions;(11) scheduling of hearing and prehearing or posthearing matters, including closing argument; and(12) any other matter that will aid in the fair, timely, efficient and cost-effective resolution of the administrative hearing.Eff. 7/2/2006, Register 178Authority:AS 44.64.020
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