Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 350-4-.12 - Pre-Hearing Conferences
(1) The Administrative Law Judge may, either sua
sponte or at the request of any party, direct the parties or their
authorized representatives to appear at a specified time and place for one or
more conferences before or during a hearing or to submit written proposals or
correspondence for the purpose of considering any of the matter set forth in
Paragraph (2) of this Rule. At the discretion of the Administrative Law Judge,
pre-hearing conferences may be conducted in whole or in part via
telephone.
(2) In conferences held or in proposals submitted pursuant to
Subsection (1) of this Rule, the following matters may be considered:
(a) settlement of the matter;
(b) the contemplated use of a schedule for the completion of
prehearing procedures and the submission and disposition of all prehearing
motions;
(c) simplification, clarification, amplification, or limitation
of the issues;
(d) admissions and stimulations of facts and of the genuineness
and admissibility of documents;
(e) the identity of persons expected to be called as witnesses
by any party and the substance of their anticipated testimony;
(f) the identification of expert witnesses expected to be
called by any party to testify, the substance of the facts and opinions to
which an expert witness is expected to testify, and a summary of the grounds of
each opinion;
(g) matters of which official notice by the Administrative Law
Judge is sought;
(h) objections to the introduction into evidence at the hearing
of any written testimony, documents, papers, exhibits, or other submissions
proposed by any party; provided that, at any time before the end of the hearing
on the merits any party may make and the Administrative Law Judge shall
consider and either rule upon, or reserve a ruling upon, motions to strike
testimony or other evidence on the grounds of relevance, competency or
materiality; and
(i) such other matters as may expedite adjudication of the
matter.
(3) The Administrative Law Judge may issue an order which
recites the action taken at the conference and any agreements made by the
parties as to any of the matters considered, and which limits the issues for
hearing to those not disposed of by admissions or agreement of the
parties.
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