South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 47 - Department of Labor And Regulation
Article 47:03 - Workers' compensation
Chapter 47:03:01 - Workers' compensation hearings
Section 47:03:01:12 - Scheduling order
Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024
The Division of Labor and Management may, after consulting with the attorneys for the parties and unrepresented parties, enter a scheduling order that does the following:
(1) Limits the time to join other parties and to amend the pleadings;
(2) Limits the time to file and hear motions;
(3) Limits the time to complete discovery;
(4) Sets the date for prehearing conferences, a final prehearing conference, and hearing; and
(5) Addresses any other matters necessary.
The division shall issue the scheduling order as soon as practicable but no more than 120 days after the petition is filed, unless justice is served by issuing the order at a later date. A schedule may not be modified except by order of the Division of Labor and Management upon a showing of good cause.
General Authority: SDCL 62-2-5.
Law Implemented: SDCL 62-7-12.