Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024
Section Bal 206.06 - Prehearing and Other Informal Conferences(a) At any time following the commencement of an adjudicative proceeding, the presiding officer shall direct all interested parties to attend one or more prehearing conferences to narrow issues and to aid in the disposition of the proceeding if the presiding officer determines that the hearing will involve complex legal or factual issues.(b) There may be considered at a prehearing conference:(1) Opportunities and procedures for settlement;(2) Opportunities and procedures for simplification of the issues;(3) Possible amendments to the pleadings;(4) Possible admissions of fact and of documents to avoid unnecessary proof; and(5) Possible limitations on the number of witnesses.(6) Any other matters which aid in the disposition of the proceeding.N.H. Admin. Code § Bal 206.06