Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1220 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission
Subtitle 1220-01 - Division of Practice and Procedure
Chapter 1220-01-02 - Practice and Procedure - Contested Cases
Section 1220-01-02-.22 - GENERAL PROCEDURAL POWERS
Current through September 24, 2024
In any contested case the Authority or the Hearing Officer:
(1) may determine that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact. In reaching such determination, the Authority or Hearing Officer may, in its discretion, hear and determine all or any part of a case, without hearing oral testimony;
(2) may, on its own motion or the motion of any party, allow amendments, consolidate cases, join parties, sever aspects of the case for separate hearings, permit additional claims or contentions to be asserted, bifurcate or otherwise order the course of proceedings in order to further the just, efficient and economical disposition of cases consistent with the statutory policies governing the Authority; and
(3) shall afford all parties an opportunity to be heard after reasonable notice before exercising these general procedural powers.
Authority: T.C.A. § 65-2-102.
