Subpart B. Subpart B—Hearing Proceedings

• General

  • SECTION § 1.201 - Scope.
  • SECTION § 1.202 - Official reporter; transcript.
  • SECTION § 1.203 - The record.
  • SECTION § 1.204 - Pleadings; definition.
  • SECTION § 1.205 - Continuances and extensions.
  • SECTION § 1.207 - Interlocutory matters, reconsideration and review; cross references.
  • SECTION § 1.209 - Identification of responsible officer in caption to pleading.
  • SECTION § 1.210 - Electronic filing.
  • SECTION § 1.211 - Service.

• Participants and Issues

  • SECTION § 1.221 - Notice of hearing; appearances.
  • SECTION § 1.223 - Petitions to intervene.
  • SECTION § 1.224 - Motion to proceed in forma pauperis.
  • SECTION § 1.225 - Participation by non-parties; consideration of communications.
  • SECTION § 1.227 - Consolidations.
  • SECTION § 1.229 - Motions to enlarge, change, or delete issues.

• Presiding Officer

  • SECTION § 1.241 - Designation of presiding officer.
  • SECTION § 1.242 - Appointment of case manager when Commission is the presiding officer.
  • SECTION § 1.243 - Authority of presiding officer.
  • SECTION § 1.244 - Designation of a settlement officer.
  • SECTION § 1.245 - Disqualification of presiding officer.

• Prehearing Procedures

  • SECTION § 1.246 - Admission of facts and genuineness of documents.
  • SECTION § 1.248 - Status conferences.
  • SECTION § 1.249 - Presiding officer statement.

• Hearing and Intermediate Decision

  • SECTION § 1.250 - Discovery and preservation of evidence; cross-reference.
  • SECTION § 1.251 - Summary decision.
  • SECTION § 1.253 - Time and place of hearing.
  • SECTION § 1.254 - Nature of the hearing proceeding; burden of proof.
  • SECTION § 1.255 - Order of procedure.
  • SECTION §§ 1.258-1.260 - §[Reserved]
  • SECTION § 1.261 - Corrections to transcript.
  • SECTION § 1.263 - Proposed findings and conclusions.
  • SECTION § 1.264 - Contents of findings of fact and conclusions.
  • SECTION § 1.265 - Closing the record.
  • SECTION § 1.267 - Initial and recommended decisions.

• Review Proceedings

  • SECTION § 1.271 - Delegation of review function.
  • SECTION § 1.273 - Waiver of initial or recommended decision.
  • SECTION § 1.274 - Certification of the record to the Commission for decision when the Commission is not the presiding officer; presiding officer unavailability.
  • SECTION § 1.276 - Appeal and review of initial decision.
  • SECTION § 1.277 - Exceptions; oral arguments.
  • SECTION § 1.279 - Limitation of matters to be reviewed.
  • SECTION § 1.282 - Final decision of the Commission.

• Interlocutory Actions in Hearing Proceedings

  • SECTION § 1.291 - General provisions.
  • SECTION § 1.294 - Oppositions and replies.
  • SECTION § 1.296 - Service.
  • SECTION § 1.297 - Oral argument.
  • SECTION § 1.298 - Rulings; time for action.

• Appeal and Reconsideration of Presiding Officer's Ruling

  • SECTION § 1.301 - Appeal from interlocutory rulings by a presiding officer, other than the Commission, or a case manager; effective date of ruling.
  • SECTION § 1.302 - Appeal from final ruling by presiding officer other than the Commission; effective date of ruling.

• The Discovery and Preservation of Evidence

  • SECTION § 1.311 - General.
  • SECTION § 1.313 - Protective orders.
  • SECTION § 1.314 - Confidentiality of information produced or exchanged.
  • SECTION § 1.315 - Depositions upon oral examination—notice and preliminary procedure.
  • SECTION § 1.316 - [Reserved]
  • SECTION § 1.318 - The taking of depositions.
  • SECTION § 1.319 - Objections to the taking of depositions.
  • SECTION § 1.321 - Use of depositions in hearing proceedings.
  • SECTION § 1.323 - Interrogatories to parties.
  • SECTION § 1.325 - Discovery and production of documents and things for inspection, copying, or photographing.

• Subpenas

  • SECTION § 1.331 - Who may sign and issue.
  • SECTION § 1.333 - Requests for issuance of subpena.
  • SECTION § 1.334 - Motions to quash.
  • SECTION § 1.335 - Rulings.
  • SECTION § 1.336 - Service of subpenas.
  • SECTION § 1.337 - Return of service.
  • SECTION § 1.338 - Subpena forms.
  • SECTION § 1.339 - Witness fees.
  • SECTION § 1.340 - Attendance of witness; disobedience.

• Evidence

  • SECTION § 1.351 - Rules of evidence.
  • SECTION § 1.352 - Cumulative evidence.
  • SECTION § 1.353 - Further evidence during hearing.
  • SECTION § 1.354 - Documents containing matter not material.
  • SECTION § 1.355 - Documents in foreign language.
  • SECTION § 1.356 - Copies of exhibits.
  • SECTION § 1.357 - Mechanical reproductions as evidence.
  • SECTION § 1.358 - Tariffs as evidence.
  • SECTION § 1.359 - Proof of official record; authentication of copy.
  • SECTION § 1.360 - Proof of lack of record.
  • SECTION § 1.361 - Other proof of official record.
  • SECTION § 1.362 - Production of statements.
  • SECTION § 1.363 - Introduction of statistical data.
  • SECTION § 1.364 - Testimony by speakerphone.

• Hearings on a Written Record

  • SECTION § 1.370 - Purpose.
  • SECTION § 1.371 - General pleading requirements.
  • SECTION § 1.372 - The affirmative case.
  • SECTION § 1.373 - The responsive case.
  • SECTION § 1.374 - The reply case.
  • SECTION § 1.375 - Other written submissions.
  • SECTION § 1.376 - Oral hearing or argument.
  • SECTION § 1.377 - Certification of the written hearing record to the Commission for decision.