Ill. Admin. Code tit. 8, § 1.42
Conferences
Effective Oct 5, 199216 Ill. Reg. 15850AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by Sections 5-10, 5-145, 10-5, 10-10, 10-15, 10-20, 10-25, 10-30, 10-35, 10-40, 10-50, and 10-60 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 127, pars. 1005-10, 1005-145, 1010-5, 1010-10, 1010-15, 1010-20, 1010-25, 1010-30, 1010-35, 1010-40, 1010-50, and 1010-60) and the Freedom of Information Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 116, par. 201 et seq.).DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
a) The respondent or the respondent's attorney may request verbally or in writing a conference with the Department and its administrative law judge at any time prior to or during the course of a hearing. The administrative law judge shall direct the parties or their attorneys to appear at a specific time and place for a conference when it appears that one or more of the following may be accomplished:
- 1) the simplification of issues;
- 2) the necessity or desirability of amending the pleadings for the purposes of clarification, amplification or limitation;
- 3) the possibility of making admissions of certain facts or stipulations concerning the use of either or both parties of matters of public record to avoid unnecessary introduction of proof;
- 4) the limitation of the number of witnesses;
- 5) the propriety of prior mutual exchange between or among the parties of prepared testimony and exhibits; and
- 6) such other matters as may aid in the simplification of the evidence and disposition of the proceeding.
- b) Action taken at a conference shall be recorded in a memorandum prepared and certified by the administrative law judge.
(Source: Added at 16 Ill. Reg. 15850, effective October 5, 1992)