OAR 690-002-0205: Default hearing schedule

(1) Unless extended pursuant to ORS 536.076(5) or altered by agreement of the parties, the Department, and the administrative law judge, the deadlines in (a) - (n) apply to contested case proceedings governed by these rules. For any referral that is submitted in compliance with OAR 137-003-0515, deadlines are counted from the date of the Department’s referral to the Office of Administrative Hearings. Any of the listed events may occur prior to the applicable deadline. (a) Written objections to proposed issue list provided with notice of referral: 7 days (b) Written responses to objections to proposed issue list: 14 days (c) Discovery requests: 14 days (d) Prehearing conference: 28 days (e) Order on issues list: 28 days (f) Discovery responses: 44 days (g) Motions to compel discovery: 58 days (h) Responses to motions to compel: 65 days (i) Order on motion to compel: 75 days (j) Motions for Summary Determination: 89 days (k) Responses to Motions for Summary Determination: 110 days (l) Ruling on Motions for Summary Determination: 150 days (m) Exhibits and witness lists: 160 days (n) Hearing complete (Evidentiary record closed): 180 days (2) OWRD, in consultation with OAH, may establish other alternate default schedules to govern cases in which parties and OWRD have agreed that certain case events listed in the default schedule in subsection 1 are unnecessary.