Any party may request, or the presiding officer shall schedule on his or her own initiative, a pre-hearing conference to consider one or more of the following:
- (a) Offers of settlement;
- (b) Simplification of the issues;
- (c) Stipulations or admissions as to issues of fact or proof by consent of the parties;
- (d) Limitations on the number of witnesses;
- (e) Changes to standard procedures desired during the hearing by consent of the parties;
- (f) The distribution of written testimony, if any, and exhibits to the parties;
- (g) Consolidation of examination of witnesses; and
- (h) Any other matters which aid in the disposition of the proceeding.
Source. #7529, eff 7-12-01