Prehearing Conference in Advance of Hearing

On Thursday, September 12, 2002, a prehearing conference will be held to discuss witness schedules, cross-examination estimates and other procedural matters pertaining to the evidentiary hearing. Parties are directed to meet and confer prior to the prehearing conference discuss the following:

1. Proposed witness schedule;

2. Cross-examination time estimates;

3. Witness constraints, scheduling problems, travel concerns, if any; and

4. Exhibit Lists. Each party is to exchange its exhibit list with the other parties participating in the hearing. Each exhibit list shall contain the name of the offering party and/or sponsoring witness. Following the meet and confer on the exhibit lists, each party shall prepare an exhibit list to present to the ALJ at the prehearing conference that includes the nature of any objection to admission of the exhibit by any party or the statement of "no objection."

All Exhibits shall be pre-marked for identification. CISPA should pre-mark its exhibits with numbers 1-199. Pacific and ASI should pre-mark its exhibits beginning with 200. Further requirements with respect to exhibits are set forth in Appendix A.

The official service list as of this date is attached to this ruling. All submissions shall be served on those on the current service list as well as on the Assigned Commissioner and Assigned ALJ. Submission to the assigned ALJ and to the service list shall be provided on the established filing or due date by electronic mail and hard copy. ALJ Duda may be e-mailed at dot@cpuc.ca.gov.