Section 629-4-11 - Prehearing ConferencesA.General. The Board may on its own motion or upon the motion of any party hold a prehearing conference for any purpose that may expedite the orderly conduct and disposition of a proceeding, including but not limited to formulating or simplifying the issues, considering motions, establishing discovery schedules and limitations upon discovery, resolving discovery disputes, arranging for exchange of proposed exhibits or pre-filed testimony, identifying witnesses or providing for procedures to be followed at the hearing. In cases where the Board deems it advisable, the Board may hold more than one prehearing conference with respect to a proceeding.B.Notice. Notice of a prehearing conference may be provided in the notice of hearing, at other relevant times or pursuant to section 8(B)of these rules.C.Prehearing memoranda. The Board may require the filing of prehearing memoranda before or after a prehearing conference, or both, as it deems appropriate. The contents and order of filing of these memoranda shall be specified in an order issued by the Board.D.Prehearing order. The Board may issue an order based upon a prehearing conference or prehearing memoranda which will control the course of subsequent proceedings. Modification of such an order may be allowed at the hearing by the Board, but only for good cause shown or to prevent manifest injustice.95- 629 C.M.R. ch. 4, § 11