Section 763.200  Scheduling Conferences

Upon direction of the Commission or on his or her own motion, the Administrative Law Judge may request all parties to attend a scheduling conference.  Notice of the conference shall be given in writing, telephone, e-mail, or telephone facsimile not later than 24 hours before the pre-hearing conference.  Such a conference may be held for any purpose, including, but not limited to:

a)         Scheduling;

b)         Identification and simplification of issues;

c)         Amendments to documents;

d)         Limitations on the number of witnesses;

e)         The issuance of rulings denying, limiting, conditioning or regulating discovery;

f)         The issuance of rulings supervising all or any part of any discovery procedure; and

g)         Such other matters as may aid in the simplification of the evidence and disposition of the proceeding.

(Source:  Amended at 39 Ill. Reg. 4038, effective April 1, 2015)