Prehearing conference and procedure.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (1) An outline of the appeal or defense; (2) The legal theories upon which the party will rely; (3) Copies of or a list of documents that the party anticipates relying upon at the hearing; and (4) A list of witnesses who will testify on behalf of the party. At the discretion of the party furnishing such list of witnesses, the names of the witnesses need not be furnished if they are otherwise identified in some meaningful way, such as a short statement of the type of evidence they will offer. (b) (c) (1) The simplification of issues; (2) The necessity of amendments to pleadings; (3) The possibility of obtaining stipulations of facts and of the authenticity, accuracy, and admissibility of documents, which will avoid unnecessary proof; (4) The limitation of the number of expert or other witnesses; (5) Negotiation, compromise, or settlement of issues; (6) The exchange of copies of proposed exhibits; (7) The nature of and the date by which discovery, as provided in § 283.12, must be completed; (8) The identification of documents or matters of which official notice may be requested; (9) A schedule to be followed by the parties for the completion of the actions decided at the conference; and (10) Such other matters as may expedite and aid in the disposition of the appeal. (d) (2) Any party to the appeal may, upon motion, request the ALJ to allow for a stenographic transcript of a prehearing conference. The party requesting the transcript shall bear the transcription cost of prod

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 283.11