§30.223. What is a prehearing conference?
43 C.F.R. § 30.223
Before a hearing, the judge may order the parties to appear for a conference to:
Simplify or clarify the issues;
Obtain stipulations, admissions, agreements on documents, understandings on matters already of record, or similar agreements that will avoid unnecessary proof;
Limit the number of expert or other witnesses to avoid excessively cumulative evidence;
Facilitate agreements disposing of all or any of the issues in dispute; or
Resolve such other matters as may simplify and shorten the hearing.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 503; 25 U.S.C. 9, 372-74, 410, 2201 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1201, 1457.
Source
Source: 73 FR 67289, Nov. 13, 2008, unless otherwise noted.