- (1) The hearing officer may hear contested cases based upon a prehearing order which contains the full contentions of the parties as to fact and law, along with their claims for relief. A prehearing order supersedes all prior pleadings in the contested case.
- (2) The hearing officer may order preliminary prehearing conferences, prehearing conferences, or other procedures as necessary to appropriately regulate the conduct of the contested case proceeding.
- (3) If a party fails to comply with an order to prepare a prehearing memorandum or portions of one, or fails to participate in any prehearing conference or proceeding, a hearing officer may impose sanctions upon that party by way of dismissal of the complaint, default, limitation of evidence in support of or in defense to a complaint, or otherwise.
Authorizing statute(s): 49-2-204, 49-3-106, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 49-2-505, 49-3-315, MCA
History: NEW, 2008 MAR p. 2636, Eff. 12/25/08.