OAR 137-003-0575
Prehearing Conferences

(1)

Prior to hearing, the administrative law judge may conduct one or more prehearing conferences to facilitate the conduct and resolution of the case. The administrative law judge may convene the conference on the initiative of the administrative law judge or at the agency’s or a party’s request.

(2)

Prior to the conference, the administrative law judge shall notify the party and the agency, if participating, of the purposes of the conference and the matters to be considered. The agency or any party may request that additional matters be considered at the conference by providing notice in writing to the administrative law judge, the parties and the agency.

(3)

The party and the agency, if participating in the contested case hearing, shall appear at a prehearing conference through legal counsel or through persons authorized to represent the party or the agency in the contested case hearing.

(4)

The purposes of a prehearing conference may include, but are not limited to the following:

(a)

To facilitate discovery and to resolve disagreements about discovery;

(b)

To identify, simplify and clarify issues;

(c)

To eliminate irrelevant or immaterial issues;

(d)

To obtain stipulations of fact and to admit documents into evidence;

(e)

To provide to the administrative law judge, agency and parties, in advance of the hearing, copies of all documents intended to be offered as evidence at the hearing and the names of all witnesses expected to testify;

(f)

To authenticate documents;

(g)

To decide the order of proof and other procedural matters pertaining to the conduct of the hearing;

(h)

To assist in identifying whether the case might be appropriate for settlement or for a collaborative dispute resolution process and, if the agency agrees that the case is appropriate, to refer the case to the agency for settlement discussions or for exploration or initiation of a collaborative dispute resolution process;

(i)

To schedule the date, time and location of the hearing or for any other matters connected with the hearing, including dates for pre-filed testimony and exhibits and exchange of exhibits and witness lists; and

(j)

To consider any other matters that may expedite the orderly conduct of the proceeding.

(5)

The prehearing conference may be conducted in person or by telephone.

(6)

The failure of a party or the agency to appear at a prehearing conference convened by the administrative law judge shall not preclude the administrative law judge from making rulings on any matters identified by the administrative law judge in the notice issued under section (2) of this rule, and discussion of any of these matters at the conference in the absence of the agency or a party notified of the conference does not constitute an ex parte communication with the administrative law judge.

(7)

The administrative law judge conducting the prehearing conference must make a record of any stipulations, rulings and agreements. The administrative law judge shall either make an audio or stenographic record of the pertinent portions of the conference or shall place the substance of stipulations, rulings and agreements in the record by written summary. Stipulations to facts and to the authenticity of documents and agreements to narrow issues shall be binding upon the agency and the parties to the stipulation unless good cause is shown for rescinding a stipulation or agreement.

(8)

After the hearing begins, the administrative law judge may at any time recess the hearing to discuss any of the matters listed in section (4) of this rule.

(9)

Nothing in this rule precludes the agency and parties from engaging in informal discussions of any of the matters listed in section (4) of this rule without the participation of the administrative law judge. Any agreement reached in an informal discussion shall be submitted to the administrative law judge in writing or presented orally on the record at the hearing.

(10)

An agency may adopt rules regarding the exchange of exhibits and a list of witnesses before the hearing for cases where there are no prehearing conferences.

Source: Rule 137-003-0575 — Prehearing Conferences, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=137-003-0575.

137–003–0000
Applicability of Rules in OAR 137, Division 3 137–003–0001
Contested Case Notice 137–003–0002
Rights of Parties in Contested Cases 137–003–0003
Late Filing 137–003–0005
Participation as Party or Limited Party 137–003–0007
Agency Participation as Interested Agency or Party 137–003–0008
Authorized Representative in Designated Agencies 137–003–0010
Emergency License Suspension, Refusal to Renew 137–003–0015
Use of Collaborative Dispute Resolution in Contested Cases Hearing 137–003–0025
Discovery in Contested Cases Hearing 137–003–0035
Prehearing Conferences 137–003–0036
Individually Identifiable Health Information 137–003–0037
Qualified Interpreters 137–003–0040
Conducting Contested Case Hearing 137–003–0045
Telephone Hearings 137–003–0050
Evidentiary Rules 137–003–0055
Ex Parte Communications 137–003–0060
Proposed Orders in Contested Cases, Filing Exceptions 137–003–0070
Final Orders in Contested Cases 137–003–0075
Final Orders by Default 137–003–0080
Reconsideration and Rehearing — Contested Cases 137–003–0090
Stay Request 137–003–0091
Intervention in Stay Proceeding 137–003–0092
Stay Proceeding and Order 137–003–0501
Rules for Office of Administrative Hearings 137–003–0505
Contested Case Notice 137–003–0510
Rights of Parties in Contested Cases 137–003–0515
Agency Referral to Office of Administrative Hearings 137–003–0520
Filing and Providing Copies of Documents in Contested Case 137–003–0525
Scheduling Hearings 137–003–0528
Late Hearing Requests 137–003–0530
Late Filing and Amendment of Documents 137–003–0535
Participation as Party or Limited Party 137–003–0540
Agency Participation as Interested Agency or Party 137–003–0545
Representation of Agency by Attorney General or Agency Representative 137–003–0550
Representation of Parties 137–003–0555
Authorized Representative of Parties Before Designated Agencies 137–003–0560
Emergency License Suspension, Refusal to Renew 137–003–0565
Use of Collaborative Dispute Resolution in Contested Case Hearing 137–003–0566
Discovery in Contested Case Hearing — Methods 137–003–0567
Discovery in Contested Case Hearing — Standard 137–003–0568
Discovery in Contested Case Hearing — Procedure 137–003–0569
Discovery in Contested Case Hearing — Enforcement 137–003–0572
Depositions in Contested Cases 137–003–0573
Individually Identifiable Health Information 137–003–0575
Prehearing Conferences 137–003–0580
Motion for Summary Determination 137–003–0585
Subpoenas 137–003–0590
Qualified Interpreters 137–003–0595
Public Attendance 137–003–0600
Conducting the Contested Case Hearing 137–003–0605
Telephone Hearings 137–003–0610
Evidentiary Rules 137–003–0615
Judicial Notice and Official Notice of Facts 137–003–0625
Ex Parte Communications with Administrative Law Judge 137–003–0630
Motions 137–003–0635
Transmittal of Questions to the Agency 137–003–0640
Immediate Review by Chief Administrative Law Judge 137–003–0645
Proposed Orders in Contested Cases 137–003–0650
Exceptions to Proposed Order 137–003–0655
Further Hearing and Issuance of Final Order 137–003–0660
Ex Parte Communications to Agency during Review of Contested Case 137–003–0665
Final Orders in Contested Cases 137–003–0670
Default in Cases Involving a Notice of Proposed Action that Does Not Become Final Without a Hearing or Default 137–003–0672
Default in Cases Involving an Agency Order that May Become Final Without a Request for Hearing 137–003–0675
Reconsideration and Rehearing — Contested Cases 137–003–0690
Stay Request — Contested Case 137–003–0695
Intervention in Stay Proceeding 137–003–0700
Stay Proceeding and Order
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 137-003-0575’s source at or​.us