Section HA 1.11 - Conferences(1) CALL AND PURPOSE. The administrative law judge may call a conference at any time prior to or during the course of a hearing, and may require the attendance of all persons who are or wish to be parties to the proceeding. At the discretion of the administrative law judge, a conference may be conducted by telephone. The purposes of such conferences shall be to consider the following matters: (a) The clarification of issues;(b) any amendments to the pleadings;(c) the admissibility of evidence;(d) the possibility of obtaining admissions or stipulations of fact and of documents that will avoid unnecessary proof;(e) the limitation of the number of witnesses;(f) the identification of all parties to the proceeding;(g) other matters as may aid in the disposition of the matter.(2) RECORDING STIPULATIONS. The administrative law judge may record any stipulations or other agreements made at a conference. Stipulation or other agreements made at a conference shall bind the parties in the subsequent course of the proceeding.(3) DECISION ON BRIEFS. If a prehearing conference is held and the parties agree that there is no material dispute of fact raised by the pleadings, the administrative law judge may cancel the hearing and may decide the matter on the basis of briefs or stipulations submitted by the parties.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Administration-Division of Hearings and Appeals HA 1.11
CR 02-024: cr. Register December 2002 No. 564, eff. 1-1-03.