PDFWAC 292-100-100
Prehearing conference.
(1) In any proceeding, the presiding officer upon the presiding officer's own motion or upon request by board staff or the respondent or their counsel, may direct the board staff and respondent to appear at a specified time and place for a prehearing conference to consider:
(a) Simplification of issues;
(b) The possibility of obtaining stipulations, admissions of facts and of documents;
(c) Limitation on the number of witnesses;
(d) Authorizing discovery by any party;
(e) Scheduling order; and
(f) Procedural and such other matters as may aid in the disposition of the proceeding.
(2) Prehearing conferences may be held by teleconference, video conference, or any method specified by the presiding officer.
(3) Following the prehearing conference, the presiding officer will issue an order reciting the action taken and decisions made at the prehearing conference. If no objection to the order is filed with the presiding officer within seven days after the date the order is mailed, the order will control the subsequent course of the proceeding unless modified for good cause by subsequent order.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.52.360. WSR 21-24-094, § 292-100-100, filed 12/1/21, effective 1/1/22. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.52.360 (2)(b) and 42.52.425. WSR 01-13-033, § 292-100-100, filed 6/13/01, effective 7/14/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.52.360 (2)(b). WSR 99-06-073, § 292-100-100, filed 3/2/99, effective 4/2/99. Statutory Authority: Chapter 42.52 RCW and RCW 42.52.360 (2)(b). WSR 96-22-028, § 292-100-100, filed 10/30/96, effective 11/30/96.]