After a hearing request is filed, OAH shall send a copy to the Program and shall issue a scheduling order. Unless otherwise directed by an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), the scheduling order shall establish deadlines for the following discovery and hearing activities:
Serving and Filing of Discovery Requests
Exchange of Fact Witness Lists
Claimant's Expert Witness Designation
Agency Expert Witness Designation
Claimant's Expert Witness Reports
Agency Expert Witness Reports
Close of Discovery
Joint Pre-Hearing Statement
Deadline for Motions in Limine
Deadline for Responses to Motions in Limine
Pre-Hearing Conference
Hearing
Absent unusual circumstances, the hearing will take place within one hundred eighty (180) days of receipt of the hearing request.
Discovery Deadlines.
Any motion to modify the scheduling order must provide a detailed discovery plan listing the methods of discovery to be used, the persons or materials to be examined, the reason why the discovery could not be completed within the existing schedule, and the date or dates by which the discovery will be completed. Before filing a motion to extend discovery, a party must seek consent of the opposing party as required by OAH Rule 2813.5.
D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 1-2952