Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 89.72 - Subjects which may be considered at conferences to expedite hearingsAt the prehearing conference required by § 89.57 (relating to scheduling of hearing and prehearing conference) and any other conferences which may be held to expedite the orderly conduct and disposition of any hearing, there may be considered, in addition to any offers of settlement permitted under § 89.71 (relating to conferences to expedite proceedings) and any applications for protective orders under § 93.104 (relating to protective orders), the possibility of the following:
(1) The simplification of the issues.(2) The exchange and acceptance of service of exhibits proposed to be offered in evidence.(3) The obtaining of admissions as to, or stipulations of, facts not remaining in dispute, or the authenticity of documents which might properly shorten the hearing.(4) The limitation of the number of witnesses and the identification of expert witnesses. The member of a hearing committee presiding at a conference may order the parties to exchange the names and addresses of all expert witnesses and to provide the opposing party with copies of all expert reports. The order may provide that failure to comply with it shall have the consequences described in § 89.93(c) (relating to exclusion of evidence).(5) The discovery or production of data.(6) Such other matters as may properly be dealt with to aid in expediting the orderly conduct and disposition of the proceeding.The provisions of this §89.72 amended through May 18, 1979, effective 5/26/1979, 9 Pa.B. 1665; amended December 7, 1990, effective immediately, 20 Pa.B. 6042; amended August 18, 1995, effective immediately, 25 Pa.B. 3335; amended October 18, 2002, effective immediately, 32 Pa.B. 5175; amended February 24, 2006, effective immediately, 36 Pa.B. 929.