1513-3-12 Pre-hearing procedures.

(A) The reclamation commission, or its hearing officer, may schedule and hold pre-hearing conferences for settlement or simplification of the issues in any appeal.

(B) Whenever a pre-hearing conference is held, the commission, or its hearing officer, may issue an order which recites the matters discussed, the agreements reached, and the rulings made at the pre-hearing conference.

(C) The commission, or its hearing officer, may require the filing of a pre-hearing statement by the parties to an appeal. The commission may require the statement to:

(1) Inform the commission in detail of the factual and legal issues which the case presents;

(2) Include all exhibits which are to be introduced in evidence;

(3) Outline the expected testimony of witnesses on controverted factual issues;

(4) Set forth the party's position on legal issues, including any significant evidentiary questions, and the authorities in support thereof;

(5) Include copies of available opinions of all persons who may be called as expert witnesses.

Effective: 01/26/2009
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 01/27/2009 and 10/01/2013
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 1513.05
Rule Amplifies: 1513.13, 1513.131, 1514.09
Prior Effective Dates: 11/1/1984, 3/7/1986, 2/5/1999