§280.213. Prehearing conference.
15 C.F.R. § 280.213
The administrative law judge, on his or her own motion or on request of a party, may direct the parties to participate in a prehearing conference, either in person or by telephone, to consider:
Simplification of issues;
The necessity or desirability of amendments to pleadings;
Obtaining stipulations of fact and of documents to avoid unnecessary proof; or
Such other matters as may expedite the disposition of the proceedings.
The administrative law judge may order the conference proceedings to be recorded electronically or taken by a reporter, transcribed and filed with the ALJ.
If a prehearing conference is impracticable, the administrative law judge may direct the parties to correspond with the ALJ to achieve the purposes of such a conference.
The administrative law judge will prepare a summary of any actions agreed on or taken pursuant to this section. The summary will include any written stipulations or agreements made by the parties.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: 61 FR 50558, Sept. 26, 1996, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 65 FR 39802, June 28, 2000.
Authority
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.; Pub. L. 101-592, 104 Stat. 2943, as amended by Pub. L. 104-113, 110 Stat. 775; Pub. L. 105-234, 112 Stat. 1536; and Pub. L. 106-34, 113 Stat. 118.
Source
Source: 61 FR 50558, Sept. 26, 1996, unless otherwise noted.