[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR2200.51]

[Page 269-270]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
      CHAPTER XX--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION
 
PART 2200_RULES OF PROCEDURE--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart D_Prehearing Procedures and Discovery
 
Sec. 2200.51  Prehearing conferences and orders.

    (a) Scheduling conference. (1) The Judge shall consult with all 
attorneys and any unrepresented parties, by a scheduling conference, 
telephone, mail, or other suitable means, and within 30 days after the 
filing of the answer, enter a scheduling order that limits the time:
    (i) To join other parties and to amend the pleadings;
    (ii) To file and hear motions; and
    (iii) To complete discovery.

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    (2) The scheduling order also may include:
    (i) The date or dates for conferences before hearing, a final 
prehearing conference, and hearing; and
    (ii) Any other matters appropriate to the circumstances of the case.
    (b) Prehearing conference. In addition to the prehearing procedures 
set forth in Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Judge 
may upon his own initiative or on the motion of a party direct the 
parties to confer among themselves to consider settlement, stipulation 
of facts, or any other matter that may expedite the hearing.

[57 FR 41685, Sept. 11, 1992]

    Effective Date Note: At 70 FR 22788, May 3, 2005, Sec. 2200.51 was 
amended by revising paragraph (a)(1), effective Aug. 1, 2005. At 70 FR 
25652, May 13, 2005, technical corrections were incorporated. For the 
convenience of the user, the revised text is set forth as follows:

Sec. 2200.51  Prehearing conferences and orders.

    (a) Scheduling conference. (1) The Judge may, upon his or her 
discretion, consult with all attorneys and any unrepresented parties, by 
a scheduling conference, telephone, mail, or other suitable means, and 
within 30 days after the filing of the answer, enter a scheduling order 
that limits the time:
    (i) To join other parties and to amend the pleadings;
    (ii) To file and hear motions; and
    (iii) To complete discovery.

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