Section 1790.170  Prehearing Conference

a)         After an ALJ is assigned to the matter under Section 1790.450, a prehearing conference shall be scheduled within 60 to 90 days of the assignment.

b)         Upon the request of any party, the prehearing conference shall be conducted as a matter of record.

c)         The purposes of the prehearing conference include:

1)         Simplification of issues;

2)         Limitation of issues;

3)         Negotiating admissions or stipulations;

4)         Limitation of witnesses or evidence;

5)         Exchange of exhibits;

6)         Discussion of any other matter that may aid in efficient disposition of the case;

7)         Agreed dispositions; or

8)         Joinder.

d)         The parties shall be fully prepared to participate in a prehearing conference, which shall include:

1)         Presentation of any prehearing motions;

2)         Witness and exhibit lists that list only those witnesses the party in good faith intends to call;

3)         Disclosure of expert witnesses; and

4)         Any other materials directed by an ALJ.

e)         Any expert witnesses and expert opinions not listed or disclosed in the prehearing conference must be disclosed in accordance with Section 1790.410(b) and disclosed no later than 21 days before the hearing.