Okla. Admin. Code § 775:15-3-7

Current through Vol. 41, No. 19, June 17, 2024

Section 775:15-3-7 - Prehearing conference

(a) Upon the filing of a formal complaint, the hearing examiner may schedule and conduct a prehearing conference. Attendance at the conference by the prosecuting attorney and defendant or defendant's attorney is mandatory. The prehearing conference shall be scheduled approximately twenty (20) days after the initiation of the individual proceeding.

(b) Upon the date of the scheduled prehearing conference, there shall be determined deadline dates for the exchange of witness and exhibit lists, discovery cut-off, filing of dispositive motions, and the hearing date for the individual proceeding, all memorialized in an executed scheduling order.

(c) Continuances are disfavored by the Board. If either party seeks a continuance, the party shall specify to the hearing examiner the basis for such motion at any time prior to the hearing. The hearing examiner may confer with both parties by telephonic conference call and then rule upon the motion. If a party requests a continuance and the other party does not object, a continuance may be granted without further review.

(d) The parties are required to confer to formulate a statement of stipulations in the case. The Board prefers stipulations to be reached by the close of discovery, with a written statement of stipulations to be filed in the matter within five (5) days of the close of discovery. In no event shall the parties fail to provide a statement of stipulations later than five (5) days prior to the hearing date, if applicable.

Okla. Admin. Code § 775:15-3-7

Added at 17 Ok Reg 1431, eff 5-11-00; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 990, eff 5-12-05