- (1) the name, address and telephone number of each party and the party’s attorney or authorized representative;
- (2) a statement that disclosure is complete or has been waived or an explanation as to why disclosure has not been completed;
- (3) a statement that a reasonable attempt has been made to settle, and that the proceeding is ready for adjudication; and
- (4) a request for a hearing date.
- (c) The accuracy and sufficiency of the statement of readiness will not be subject to motion practice or any form of adjudication.
- (d) Unless an ALJ is already assigned to a proceeding, the Chief ALJ will, upon receipt of a statement of readiness for adjudicatory hearing that conforms to the requirements of this section, assign an ALJ to the proceeding. The ALJ will thereafter schedule a hearing date.
(e) The ALJ will cause a written notice of enforcement hearing to be served on all parties to the proceeding. The notice must:
- (1) set forth the time, date and place of the hearing;
- (2) contain a statement that the failure to appear at the hearing constitutes a default and a waiver of respondent's right to a hearing; and
- (3) notify the parties that a plain language summary of this Part is available from the Office of Hearings and Mediation Services.
(a) General.
Upon department staff’s filing of a statement of readiness for adjudicatory hearing and a copy of the pleadings with the Chief ALJ and ALJ, if one has been assigned, a proceeding will be scheduled for hearing. The statement of readiness must be in a form established by the department and must be served on all parties to the hearing. However, wherever respondent is entitled by law or regulation to a hearing within a stated period of time, the proceeding will be scheduled for hearing upon the filing of a copy of the answer with the Office of Hearings and Mediation Services.
(b) Contents.
The statement of readiness for adjudicatory hearing must include: