{"data":{"id":"us/24-cfr-26.39","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"24 CFR 26.39","heading":"Prehearing conferences.","body":"(a) The ALJ may schedule prehearing conferences as appropriate.\n(b) Upon the motion of any party or sua sponte, the ALJ may schedule a prehearing conference at a reasonable time in advance of the hearing.\n(c) The ALJ may consider the following at a prehearing conference:\n(1) Simplification of the issues;\n(2) Stipulations of fact and of the authenticity, accuracy, and admissibility of documents;\n(3) Submission of the case on briefs in lieu of an oral hearing;\n(4) Limitation of the number of witnesses;\n(5) The exchange of witness lists and of proposed exhibits;\n(6) Discovery;\n(7) The time and place for the hearing; and\n(8) Such other matters as may tend to expedite the fair and just disposition of the proceedings.","path":["Title 24—Housing and Urban Development","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development","PART 26—HEARING PROCEDURES","Subpart B—Hearings Pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-24.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:55Z","sha256":"63b9361cc6a3115c18ca02566d7233f2969d4acb12687b8e8dc9cb0ed5d069a7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/24-cfr-26.38","next":"us/24-cfr-26.40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}