Iowa Admin. Code r. 161-4.10 - Prehearing conferences
(1)
Subject matter of conference. Upon the presiding officer's own motion or the
motion of the parties, the presiding officer may direct the parties or their
counsel to meet with the presiding officer for a conference to consider:
a. Simplification of the issues;
b. Necessity or desirability of amendments to
pleadings for purposes of clarification, simplification, or
limitation;
c. Stipulations,
admissions of fact and of contents and authenticity of documents;
d. Limitation of number of
witnesses;
e. Scheduling dates for
the exchange of witness lists and proposed exhibits;
f. Identifying matters which the parties
intend to request be officially noticed;
g. Such other matters, including discovery
matters, as may tend to expedite the disposition of the proceedings.
(2) Prehearing conferences shall
be conducted by telephone unless otherwise ordered. A record of the conference
will be kept unless otherwise ordered by the presiding officer A record of the
conference may be by tape recording or by certified shorthand reporter A party
may request a copy of the tape recording or transcript of the conference, if it
was recorded; or a transcript of the conference, if it was reported, and the
requesting party will bear the cost of the recording or
transcription.
(3) Effect of
conference. The record shall show the matters disposed of by order and by
agreement in such pretrial conferences. The subsequent course of the proceeding
shall be controlled by such action.
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