[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR76.8]

[Page 573-574]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
                         COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 76_MULTICHANNEL VIDEO AND CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec.  76.8  Status conference.

    (a) In any proceeding subject to the part 76 rules, the Commission 
staff may in its discretion direct the attorneys and/or the parties to 
appear for a conference to consider:

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    (1) Simplification or narrowing of the issues;
    (2) The necessity for or desirability of amendments to the 
pleadings, additional pleadings, or other evidentiary submissions;
    (3) Obtaining admissions of fact or stipulations between the parties 
as to any or all of the matters in controversy;
    (4) Settlement of the matters in controversy by agreement of the 
parties;
    (5) The necessity for and extent of discovery, including objections 
to interrogatories or requests for written documents;
    (6) The need and schedule for filing briefs, and the date for any 
further conferences; and
    (7) Such other matters that may aid in the disposition of the 
proceeding.
    (b) Any party may request that a conference be held at any time 
after an initiating document has been filed.
    (c) Conferences will be scheduled by the Commission at such time and 
place as it may designate, to be conducted in person or by telephone 
conference call.
    (d) The failure of any attorney or party, following advance notice 
with an opportunity to be present, to appear at a scheduled conference 
will be deemed a waiver and will not preclude the Commission from 
conferring with those parties or counsel present.
    (e) During a status conference, the Commission staff may issue oral 
rulings pertaining to a variety of matters relevant to the conduct of 
the proceeding including, inter alia, procedural matters, discovery, and 
the submission of briefs or other evidentiary materials. These rulings 
will be promptly memorialized in writing and served on the parties. When 
such rulings require a party to take affirmative action not subject to 
deadlines established by another provision of this subpart, such action 
will be required within ten (10) days from the date of the written 
memorialization unless otherwise directed by the staff.

[64 FR 6571, Feb. 10, 1999]