15 Miss. Code. R. 9-91-4.8
On or before the twentieth (20th) calendar day prior to the first day of the hearing, the parties should exchange proposed pre-trial orders. The pre-trial order shall be in form generally accepted in the civil courts of Mississippi. The pre-trial order shall be agreed upon by the parties and entered by the hearing officer on or before the tenth (10th) calendar day prior to the hearing. If agreement cannot be reached by and between the parties to a hearing, the hearing officer shall resolve the disagreement and adjudicate a pre-trial order for entry on or before the tenth (10th) calendar day prior to the hearing. Any hearing necessitated by disagreement between the parties or otherwise whose subject is the pre-trial order shall be noticed by the parties for a date on or before the tenth (10th) calendar day prior to the first day of the hearing during the course of review.
The pre-trial order shall include the order of proof, if applicable, a list of witnesses for each party, a statement that the parties have reached agreement as to the documents which have been pre-marked for admission, and that there is no question as to their authenticity and admissibility; a brief list and summation of the issues to be tried, an iteration of any stipulations reached; and any other matters upon which the parties may reach agreement, or which the hearing officer may require, in his/her discretion. The order shall contain a stipulation of any documents necessary to a determination of the hearing which were received or generated by the Department subsequent to the publication of the staff analysis, which, together with the application, documents received subsequent to the application and prior to the staff analysis, and the staff analysis, will constitute the file of the Department for introduction into the record.
An executed copy of the pre-trial order shall be furnished to the hearing officer and to th Department for inclusion in the file.
15 Miss. Code. R. 9-91-4.8