Ill. Admin. Code tit. 56, § 2605.280 - Case Management and Prehearing Conferences
a) Upon motion by the Hearing Officer or any
party, the Hearing Officer may direct the parties to attend a case management
conference or prehearing conference at a mutually convenient time and place
prior to the Administrative Hearing date for the purpose of:
1) Simplifying the issues;
2) Limiting the issues;
3) Amending the Petition for Hearing or
Notice of Charges, if necessary;
4)
Stipulating to facts and/or admissions;
5) Limiting the number of witnesses or
evidence;
6) Mutually exchanging
prepared testimony and exhibits; and
7) Any other matters that aid in the timely
resolution or simplification of the Administrative Hearing.
b) Any agreements, understandings,
or conclusions made at a case management conference or prehearing conference
shall be in the form of a prehearing order signed by the Hearing Officer and
all parties or representatives involved in the Administrative Hearing, and
shall become a part of the Administrative Record.
c) Unless otherwise precluded by law, any
case may be disposed of by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, or
default. Any settlement must be signed by all parties involved. The settlement
agreement shall be memorialized by an Order dismissing the case with prejudice.
To the extent a settlement agreement requires approval by a federal agency or
the Illinois Attorney General, as determined by the Department, the Hearing
Officer may enter an Order dismissing the case with prejudice conditioned on
receipt of all necessary external approvals.
Notes
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