Rule 33 - Prehearing Conference and Settlement Procedures(a) Prehearing Conference.(1) At any time after a notice of appeal is filed, the Court may direct the parties to appear for a prehearing conference before: (A) a Supreme Court Justice; (B) a retired justice designated in accordance with 4 V.S.A. § 22; or(2) The following matters may be considered at the prehearing conference: (A) simplification of the issues; (C) the possibility of settlement; (D) whether the appeal is appropriate for summary treatment under Rule 33.1; and (E) any other matter that might aid in the disposition of the proceedings.(3) A memorandum reciting the actions taken and agreements made by the parties that are intended to become part of the record must be signed by counsel for the parties and the presiding officer and filed with the Court. (4) All other matters discussed at the prehearing conference are confidential. (b) Scheduling Orders. The Court may issue all necessary scheduling orders, including orders relating to oral argument, briefing, transcripts, filing deadlines, the production of the record, and all other related matters. (c) Effect of Orders. The orders referred to in Rule 33(a) and (b) govern the subsequent course of the proceedings, unless modified for the Court's convenience or to prevent manifest injustice. (d) Disqualification. Unless the parties otherwise stipulate, a justice, former justice, retired justice, or staff attorney who participates in a prehearing conference is disqualified from any further involvement in the appeal other than in the matters set forth in Rule 33(a) and (b). Amended Jan. 14, 1986, eff. 3/1/1986; 8/7/1990, eff. 10/15/1990; 8/11/1993, eff. 8/31/1993; 6/11/2013, eff. 9/3/2013.