New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Vet - Board of Veterinary Medicine
Chapter Vet 200 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Part Vet 202 - DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS
Section Vet 202.07 - Pre-hearing Conferences

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Vet 202.07

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) The board may hold a pre-hearing conference at any time prior to a hearing. The parties or their counsel shall be requested to attend the conference. A representative of the board shall be designated as the presiding officer.

(b) The parties attending the pre-hearing conference shall consider the following:

(1) Stipulations, admissions, and settlement;

(2) Identification, clarification, and simplification of the issues;

(3) Identification of and limitations on the number of witnesses and exhibits either party may seek to introduce at the hearing; and

(4) Such other matters as might aid in the disposition of the complaint.

(c) The presiding officer shall issue and serve upon all parties a pre-hearing order incorporating all actions taken and agreements reached at the pre-hearing conference.

(d) Upon his or her own initiative or upon the motion of any party, a presiding officer or board official shall, for good cause, withdraw from any hearing.

(e) Good cause under (d) above shall exist if a presiding officer or agency official:

(1) Has a direct interest in the outcome of a proceeding, including, but not limited to, a financial or family relationship, with any party; or

(2) Has made statements or engaged in behavior which objectively demonstrates that he or she has prejudged the facts of a case; or

(3) Personally believes that he or she cannot fairly judge the facts of a case.

(f) Mere knowledge of the issues, the parties, or any witness shall not constitute good cause for withdrawal.

#7418, eff 12-21-00, EXPIRED: 12-21-08

New. #9464-A, eff 4-23-09

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