August 10, 2005

 

 

Christopher M. Kaisershot

Assistant Attorney General

445 Minnesota Street

Suite 1200

St. Paul, MN  55101-2130

Christopher K. Sandberg, Esq.

Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP

Suite 2200

100 Washington Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN  55101

 

 

Re:     In the Matter of Midwest Oil of Minnesota, LLC

OAH Docket No. 3-1011-16696-2

 

Dear Counsel:

 

          This letter constitutes the First Prehearing Order in the above matter concerning matters discussed in the prehearing conference on August 5, 2005.  Mr. Kaisershot appeared for the Department of Commerce; Mr. Sandberg appeared for Midwest Oil.  We set the following schedule: 

 

August 22, 2005:     Deadline for Midwest Oil to respond to the Department’s pending discovery requests.

 

Sept. 12, 2005:       Discovery Deadline.  This means all discovery requests must be served sufficiently in advance of the deadline to permit a response by the discovery deadline.  Parties shall respond to all new discovery requests within ten days.

 

Sept. 15, 2005:       1:30 p.m., telephone prehearing conference with counsel.  The Administrative Law Judge will initiate the call.  Counsel will advise as to the status of this matter.

 

Sept. 19, 2005:       Deadline for bringing dispositive motions.

 

Sept. 29, 2005:       Deadline for responding to dispositive motions.

 

October 3, 2005:     Deadline for parties to exchange copies of all exhibits and witness lists.  The witness lists shall contain a brief summary of the expected testimony for each witness.  The parties shall provide a copy of the exhibit and witness lists to the Administrative Law Judge.

 

October 10-11,

2005:                      Hearing, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Office of Administrative Hearings.

 

 

                                                                      Sincerely,

 

                                                                      s/Kathleen D. Sheehy

                                                                      KATHLEEN D. SHEEHY

                                                                      Administrative Law Judge

                                                                      Telephone: (612) 341-7602

 

cc:  Docket Coordinator