1:1-9.4 Accelerated proceedings
(a) Any party may apply for accelerated disposition of a case. The application shall be in writing, on notice to all parties, and shall include the reasons for the request and a statement that all parties consent to acceleration.
(b) Applications for acceleration shall be filed as soon as circumstances meriting such action are discovered. Whenever possible, applications for acceleration by a transmitting agency shall be filed upon transmittal of the case and applications for acceleration by any other party shall be filed with the pleadings in the case.
(c) Applications for acceleration shall be made to the Director until such time as a party has appeared before a judge in person, by telephone, or in writing for a motion, prehearing or hearing. The Director may decide the request for acceleration or may assign the motion to a judge for determination. If a party has appeared before a judge in person, by telephone, or in writing for a motion, prehearing, or hearing, applications for acceleration shall be made to the judge.
(d) If the transmitting agency is a party and the agency either requests accelerated proceedings or concurs in a request for acceleration, the agency will be deemed to have agreed to abide by the 15-day decision deadline in (e)8 below. If the transmitting agency is not a party, the party requesting acceleration must secure from the transmitting agency agreement to render its final decision within 15 days as provided in (e)8 below.
(e) If the transmitting agency agrees to the 15-day decision deadline, all parties consent and the Director or the judge assigned to the case then finds that there is good cause for accelerating the proceedings, the judge shall schedule an accelerated hearing date and the case shall proceed in the following manner:
1. Formal discovery shall not be permitted, although parties may voluntarily exchange information, provided it does not delay the accelerated disposition of the case.
2. No mediation, prehearing conference or settlement conference shall be scheduled or conducted unless directed by the presiding judge.
3. Except for extraordinary circumstances establishing good cause, no adjournments shall be granted.
4. Prehearing motions shall not be permitted unless requested by the presiding judge.
5. Post-hearing submissions shall not be accepted except for the purpose of expressing the terms of a settlement or when requested by the presiding judge.
6. Initial decisions shall be issued within 15 days after the hearing is concluded.
7. Exceptions to the initial decision must be filed with the agency no later than six days after the initial decision was mailed to the parties. No replies or cross-exceptions are permitted.
8. Final decisions shall be entered within 15 days after receipt of the initial decision.
(a) Any party may apply for accelerated disposition of a case. The application shall be in writing, on notice to all parties, and shall include the reasons for the request and a statement that all parties consent to acceleration.
(b) Applications for acceleration shall be filed as soon as circumstances meriting such action are discovered. Whenever possible, applications for acceleration by a transmitting agency shall be filed upon transmittal of the case and applications for acceleration by any other party shall be filed with the pleadings in the case.
(c) Applications for acceleration shall be made to the Director until such time as a party has appeared before a judge in person, by telephone, or in writing for a motion, prehearing or hearing. The Director may decide the request for acceleration or may assign the motion to a judge for determination. If a party has appeared before a judge in person, by telephone, or in writing for a motion, prehearing, or hearing, applications for acceleration shall be made to the judge.
(d) If the transmitting agency is a party and the agency either requests accelerated proceedings or concurs in a request for acceleration, the agency will be deemed to have agreed to abide by the 15-day decision deadline in (e)8 below. If the transmitting agency is not a party, the party requesting acceleration must secure from the transmitting agency agreement to render its final decision within 15 days as provided in (e)8 below.
(e) If the transmitting agency agrees to the 15-day decision deadline, all parties consent and the Director or the judge assigned to the case then finds that there is good cause for accelerating the proceedings, the judge shall schedule an accelerated hearing date and the case shall proceed in the following manner:
1. Formal discovery shall not be permitted, although parties may voluntarily exchange information, provided it does not delay the accelerated disposition of the case.
2. No mediation, prehearing conference or settlement conference shall be scheduled or conducted unless directed by the presiding judge.
3. Except for extraordinary circumstances establishing good cause, no adjournments shall be granted.
4. Prehearing motions shall not be permitted unless requested by the presiding judge.
5. Post-hearing submissions shall not be accepted except for the purpose of expressing the terms of a settlement or when requested by the presiding judge.
6. Initial decisions shall be issued within 15 days after the hearing is concluded.
7. Exceptions to the initial decision must be filed with the agency no later than six days after the initial decision was mailed to the parties. No replies or cross-exceptions are permitted.
8. Final decisions shall be entered within 15 days after receipt of the initial decision.
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