Iowa Admin. Code r. 653-25.15

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024

Rule 653-25.15 - Prehearing conferences

(1) Any party may request a prehearing conference. Prehearing conferences shall be conducted by the executive director or designee, who may request the assistance of an administrative law judge. A written request for prehearing conference or an order for prehearing conference on the executive director's own motion shall be filed prior to the contested case hearing, but no later than 20 days prior to the hearing date.

(2) The parties at a prehearing conference shall be prepared to discuss the following subjects, and the executive director or administrative law judge may issue appropriate orders concerning:

a. The possibility of settlement.

b. The entry of a scheduling order to include deadlines for completion of discovery.

c. Stipulations of law or fact.

d. Stipulations on the admissibility of exhibits.

e. Submission of expert and other witness lists. Witness lists may be amended subsequent to the prehearing conference within the time limits established by the executive director or administrative law judge at the prehearing conference. Any such amendments must be served on all parties. Witnesses not listed on the final witness list may be excluded from testifying unless there was good cause for the failure to include their names.

f. Submission of exhibit lists. Exhibit lists may be amended subsequent to the prehearing conference within the time limits established by the executive director or administrative law judge at the prehearing conference. Other than rebuttal exhibits, exhibits that are not listed on the final exhibit list may be excluded from admission into evidence unless there was good cause for the failure to include them.

g. Stipulations for waiver of any provision of law.

h. Identification of matters which the parties intend to request be officially noticed.

i. Consideration of any additional matters which will expedite the hearing.

(3) Prehearing conferences may be conducted by telephone unless otherwise ordered.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 653-25.15