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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 03-289

NOTICES

Ritchie T. Marsh; Prehearing

[33 Pa.B. 944]

Appeal of Ritchie T. Marsh under 40 P. S. §§ 991.2101--991.2193; Doc. No. HC03-01-042

   The proceeding in this matter will be governed by 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), 1 Pa. Code Part II (relating to General Rules of Administrative Practice and Procedure) and 31 Pa. Code Chapter 56 (relating to special rules of administrative practice and procedure).

   A prehearing telephone conference initiated by this office is scheduled for March 18, 2003, at 10 a.m. Each party shall provide a telephone number to be used for the telephone conference to the Hearings Administrator on or before February 21, 2003. A hearing date shall be determined, if necessary, at the prehearing/settlement conference.

   At the prehearing telephone conference, the parties shall be prepared to discuss settlement, stipulations, witnesses and the documents anticipated for use at the hearing, estimated time for the hearing, special evidentiary or legal issues and other matters relevant to the orderly, efficient and just resolution of this matter.

   On or before March 4, 2003, each party shall file with the Administrative Hearings Office a prehearing statement which shall contain: (1) a comprehensive statement of undisputed facts to be stipulated between the parties; (2) a statement of additional contended facts; (3) names and address of witnesses along with the specialties of experts to be called; (4) a list of documents to be used at the hearing; (5) special evidentiary or other legal issues; and (6) the estimated time for that party's case. Contemporaneously with service of the prehearing statement on the opposing party, each party shall supply the other with a copy of any report generated by an expert witness designated on the prehearing statement. A report subsequently received from a party's expert witness prior to hearing shall be supplied to the other party within 2 business days. Copies of expert reports need not be filed with the Administrative Hearings Office.

   Except as established at the prehearing conference, both parties shall appear at the scheduled hearing prepared to offer all relevant testimony or other evidence. Each party must bring documents, photographs, drawings, claims, files, witnesses, and the like, necessary to support the party's case. A party intending to offer documents or photographs into evidence shall bring enough copies for the record and for each opposing party.

   Motions preliminary to those at hearing, protests, petitions to intervene or notices of intervention, if any, must be filed on or before March 7, 2003, with the Hearings Administrator, Administrative Hearings Office, Capitol Associates Building, Room 200, 901 North Seventh Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102. Answer to petitions to intervene, if any, shall be filed on or before March 14, 2003.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the previously referenced administrative hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the hearing should contact Tracey Pontius, Agency Coordinator, (717) 787-4298.

M. DIANE KOKEN,   
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-289. Filed for public inspection February 14, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]



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