Prehearing definition
Examples of Prehearing in a sentence
Pre-hearing discovery shall be allowed in the discretion of and to the extent deemed appropriate by the arbitrator, and the arbitrator shall have subpoena power.
Pre-hearing and post-hearing procedures may be held by telephone or in person as the arbitrator deems necessary.
Upon receipt of such a motion, the Pre-hearing Arbitrator shall consult with the parties and establish both a hearing date and a briefing schedule which allows an opposition and reply submission prior to the hearing.
The parties will mutually agree upon two neutral arbitrators who shall be respectively designated the “Pre-hearing Arbitrator” and the “Hearing Arbitrator.” The Pre-hearing Arbitrator shall preside over all issues or disputes arising prior to the hearing on the merits, including discovery issues and pre-hearing motions.
The Pre-hearing Arbitrator shall hear and rule upon such motions for summary judgment or summary adjudication as might be made by either party.
Any additional discovery shall only take place as stipulated by the parties, as provided by the AAA’s Commercial Rules, or as ordered by the Pre-hearing Arbitrator.
Pre-hearing Neither party to the grievance may raise a new defense or grounds at Step Five which have not been raised previously or disclosed at other written levels.
Other aspects of the procedural history of this docket up to May 24, 2002 are set forth in Public Service Company of New Hampshire, Order No. 23,978 (Order Following Prehearing Conference, May 15, 2002) and accordingly are not repeated here.
Pre-hearing discovery may take any form allowed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, subject to any restrictions the arbitrator imposes to meet the objectives of the arbitration process.
Pre-hearing discovery will be allowed in the discretion of and to the extent deemed appropriate by the arbitrator, and the arbitrator will have subpoena power.