---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 18.80"
title: "29"
number: "18.80"
heading: "Prehearing statement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/18.80"
---

# §18.80. Prehearing statement.

- (a) **Time for filing.** Unless the judge orders otherwise, at least 21 days before the hearing, each participating party must file a prehearing statement.
- (b) **Required conference.** Before filing a prehearing statement, the party must confer with all other parties in good faith to:
  - (1) Stipulate to the facts to the fullest extent possible; and
  - (2) Revise exhibit lists, eliminate duplicative exhibits, prepare joint exhibits, and attempt to resolve any objections to exhibits.
- (c) **Contents.** Unless ordered otherwise, the prehearing statement must state:
  - (1) The party's name;
  - (2) The issues of law to be determined with reference to the appropriate statute, regulation, or case law;
  - (3) A precise statement of the relief sought;
  - (4) The stipulated facts that require no proof;
  - (5) The facts disputed by the parties;
  - (6) A list of witnesses the party expects to call;
  - (7) A list of the joint exhibits;
  - (8) A list of the party's exhibits;
  - (9) An estimate of the time required for the party to present its case-in-chief; and
  - (10) Any additional information that may aid the parties' preparation for the hearing or the disposition of the proceeding, such as the need for specialized equipment at the hearing.
- (d) **Joint prehearing statement.** The judge may require the parties to file a joint prehearing statement rather than individual prehearing statements.
- (e) **Signature.** The prehearing statement must be in writing and signed. By signing, an attorney, representative, or party makes the certifications described in [§ 18.50(d)](/cfr/29/18.50.md?p=d).

## Notes

### Source

Source: 80 FR 28785, May 19, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 5 U.S.C. 551-553; 5 U.S.C. 571 note; E.O. 12778; 57 FR 7292.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 32538, July 15, 1983, unless otherwise noted.