Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 1-9 - General
Chapter ATCP 1 - Administrative Orders And Contested Cases
Subchapter V - Contested Case Proceedings
Section ATCP 1.22 - Prehearing conference

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง ATCP 1.22

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) GENERAL. The hearing notice under s. ATCP 1.20 may require the parties to appear at a prehearing conference. The administrative law judge may also require the parties to attend one or more prehearing conferences.

Note: A prehearing conference is normally held in every contested case proceeding unless the administrative law judge determines that a prehearing conference is unnecessary. Prehearing conferences are electronically recorded.

(2) PURPOSES. A prehearing conference may be held to consider any of the following:

(a) Possibilities for settling the case.

(b) The clarification of issues.

(c) The necessity or desirability of amending the pleadings.

(d) The possibility of obtaining stipulations of facts, law or evidence that will avoid unnecessary arguments or offers of proof.

(e) The identification of witnesses and evidence for hearing.

(f) Prehearing motions and discovery requests.

(g) The scheduling of proceedings in the contested case, including the date, time and location of hearing.

(h) Other matters which may aid the orderly consideration and disposition of the contested case.

(3) MEMORANDUM. At the conclusion of a prehearing conference, the administrative law judge shall prepare a memorandum for the record under s. 227.44(4) (b), Stats., which summarizes the action taken and the agreements reached at the conference. The administrative law judge may, in conjunction with the memorandum, issue any procedural orders which may be necessary to implement the actions taken at the prehearing conference. Copies of the memorandum shall be mailed or delivered to all parties.

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