Upon direction of the Commission or on his or her own motion, the Administrative Law Judge may request all parties to attend a scheduling conference. Notice of the conference shall be given in writing, telephone, e-mail, or telephone facsimile not later than 24 hours before the pre-hearing conference. Such a conference may be held for any purpose, including, but not limited to:
b) Identification and simplification of issues;c) Amendments to documents;d) Limitations on the number of witnesses;e) The issuance of rulings denying, limiting, conditioning or regulating discovery;f) The issuance of rulings supervising all or any part of any discovery procedure; andg) Such other matters as may aid in the simplification of the evidence and disposition of the proceeding.Ill. Admin. Code tit. 83, § 763.200
Amended at 39 Ill. Reg. 4038, effective 4/1/2015.