The Chief Administrative Law Judge or the assigned administrative law judge may set the dates for appearances and deadlines in a Scheduling Conference Order or in his discretion schedule a scheduling conference to be attended by the parties. The Chief Administrative Law Judge or the assigned administrative law judge may authorize such to occur by teleconference. The subjects and objectives of scheduling conferences shall be similar to those for pretrial proceedings in the district courts.
Okla. Admin. Code § 310:2-21-9