[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
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[CITE: 24CFR180.440]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
    CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 180_CONSOLIDATED HUD HEARING PROCEDURES FOR CIVIL RIGHTS MATTERS
--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart D_Proceedings Prior to Hearing
 
Sec. 180.440  Prehearing conferences.

    (a) Before the commencement of or during the course of the hearing, 
the ALJ may direct the parties to participate in a conference to 
expedite the hearing. Failure to attend a conference may constitute a 
waiver of all objections to the agreements reached at the conference and 
to any order with respect thereto.
    (b) During the conference, the ALJ may dispose of any procedural 
matters on which he/she is authorized to rule. At the conference, the 
following matters may be considered:
    (1) Pre-trial motions;
    (2) Identification, simplification and clarification of the issues;
    (3) Necessary amendments to the pleadings;
    (4) Stipulations of fact and of the authenticity, accuracy, and 
admissibility of documents;
    (5) Limitations on the number of witnesses;
    (6) Negotiation, compromise, or settlement of issues;
    (7) The exchange of proposed exhibits and witness lists;
    (8) Matters of which official notice will be requested;
    (9) Scheduling actions discussed at the conference; and
    (10) Such other matters as may assist in the disposition of the 
proceeding.
    (c) Conferences may be conducted by telephone or in person, but 
generally shall be conducted by telephone, unless the ALJ determines 
that this method is inappropriate. The ALJ shall give reasonable notice 
of the time, place and manner of the conference.
    (d) Record of conference. Unless otherwise directed by the ALJ, the 
conference will not be stenographically recorded. The ALJ will reduce 
the actions taken at the conference to a written order or, if the 
conference takes place less than seven days before the beginning of the 
hearing, may make a statement at the hearing and on the record 
summarizing the actions taken at the conference.