Sec. 14.34.04.11. Prehearing Procedures; Discovery

A. Prehearing Conference.

(1) The Board may schedule a prehearing conference for any purpose considered necessary for the appropriate and orderly conduct of a pending matter.

(2) At the discretion of the Board, all or part of a prehearing conference may be recorded.

(3) Prehearing conferences may be conducted by telephone or videoconference.

B. Prehearing Orders.

(1) The Board may issue a prehearing order that sets forth the actions taken or to be taken with regard to any matter addressed at the prehearing conference.

(2) If a prehearing conference is not held, the Board may issue a prehearing order to regulate the conduct of the proceedings.

(3) The prehearing order shall be a part of the case record.

C. Discovery.

(1) There shall be no formal discovery.

(2) If the Board determines that some form of limited discovery of nonprivileged information is required in order to protect a party’s due process right to a fair hearing, it shall issue an order providing for such limited discovery.