Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission
Subpart A - General Provisions
Chapter 179 - RULES OF ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE- TEMPORARY REGULATIONS
Subchapter C - COMMISSION HEARINGS
Section 179.60 - Prehearing and other conferences
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A prehearing conference may be scheduled at the sole discretion of the Commission or the presiding officer, if in the opinion of the Commission or the presiding officer, the matter warrants a conference. The Commission or a presiding officer may, upon petition, also schedule a prehearing conference at the request of one party and by agreement of the parties.
(b) When the Commission or the presiding officer directs that a prehearing conference be held, all parties shall appear at the time and place designated. Notice of the time and place of the conference will be given to all parties. If time is of the essence, a prehearing conference may be conducted by means of telephone conference call.
(c) Any of the following matters may be considered at a prehearing conference:
(d) Failure of a party to attend the conference, after being served with notice of the time and place thereof, without good cause shown, shall constitute a waiver of all objections to the order, ruling or underlying matter appealed.
(e) The presiding officer shall record the action taken at the prehearing conference and commit to writing the agreed upon disposition of the previous matters.
(f) Subsections (a)-(e) supersede 1 Pa. Code § §35.111-35.116 (relating to prehearing conferences).
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 179.59 (relating to presiding officers).