1. (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.

2. (b) At a prehearing conference, the administrative law judge may address

   1. (1) simplification, clarification, consolidation, division, or limitation of issues;
   2. (2) striking of immaterial issues;
   3. (3) diversion of some or all issues for possible alternative dispute resolution;
   4. (4) results of alternative dispute resolution efforts already undertaken;
   5. (5) summary disposition of issues for which a material fact dispute does not exist;
   6. (6) stipulations of facts and of the genuineness of documents;
   7. (7) facts on which official notice will be taken;
   8. (8) a discovery plan, including the exchange of documents and witness lists, and subpoena requirements;

   9. (9) prehearing evidentiary issues, including

      1. (A) use of affidavits instead of oral testimony; and
      2. (B) objections to admission into the hearing record of written testimony, documents, papers, exhibits, or other submissions proposed by a party;
   10. (10) deadlines for motions and responses to motions;
   11. (11) scheduling of hearing and prehearing or posthearing matters, including closing argument; and
   12. (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 178)

Authority: AS 44.64.020, AS 44.64.040, AS 44.64.060