---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 C.F.R. § 785.11"
title: "15"
number: "785.11"
heading: "Prehearing conference."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/785.11"
---

# §785.11. Prehearing conference.

- (a) On the ALJ's own motion, or on request of a party, the ALJ may direct the parties to participate in a prehearing conference, either in person or by telephone, to consider:
  - (1) Simplification of issues;
  - (2) The necessity or desirability of amendments to pleadings;
  - (3) Obtaining stipulations of fact and of documents to avoid unnecessary proof; or
  - (4) Such other matters as may expedite the disposition of the proceedings.
- (b) The ALJ may order the conference proceedings to be recorded electronically or taken by a reporter, transcribed and filed with the ALJ.
- (c) If a prehearing conference is impracticable, the ALJ may direct the parties to correspond with the ALJ to achieve the purposes of such a conference.
- (d) The ALJ 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

### Authority

Authority: United States Additional Protocol Implementation Act of 2006, Pub. Law No. 109-401, 120 Stat. 2726 (December 18, 2006) (to be codified at 22 U.S.C. 8101-8181); Executive Order 13458 (February 4, 2008).

### Source

Source: 73 FR 65128, Oct. 31, 2008, unless otherwise noted.