September 28, 2007

 

 

Cara M. Hawkinson

Assistant Attorney General

Suite 900

445 Minnesota Street

St. Paul, MN  55101-2127

 

Dennis B. Johnson, Esq.

Chestnut & Cambrone PA

204 North Star Bank

4661 Highway 61

White Bear Lake, MN  55110

Re:     In the Matter of the Revocation of the License of West Metro Recovery Services

OAH Docket No. 3-1800-19178-2

 

Dear Counsel:

 

          This letter constitutes the First Prehearing Order concerning matters discussed in the prehearing telephone conference on September 26, 2007.  Ms. Hawkinson appeared for the Department of Human Services; Mr. Johnson appeared for West Metro Recovery Services (Respondent).   During the conference we set the following schedule:

 

          December 15, 2007:          Deposition deadline.  All depositions must be noticed                                                            sufficiently in advance of the deadline so that they can                                               be completed by this date.

 

          January 15, 2008:              Deadline for completion of written discovery.  All                                                             written discovery must be requested sufficiently in                                                    advance of the deadline so that it can be responded                                                            to by this date.

 

          January 31, 2008:              Deadline for the parties to exchange all exhibits they                                                      intend to offer into evidence at the hearing, along with                                             a witness list containing a brief summary of the                                                        anticipated testimony of each witness.  The parties                                                            shall provide to the Administrative Law Judge copies                                                      of the exhibit and witness lists, but not the exhibits.

 

          February 11-15, 2008:       Hearing, commencing at 9:30 p.m. at the Office of                                                             Administrative Hearings.

 

          If the Department wishes to have a court reporter transcribe the hearing, please let me know by mid-January 2008 so that we can make the appropriate arrangements.  Otherwise, we will use our digital recording system.

 

           

                                                            Sincerely,

 

 

                                                                      s/Kathleen D. Sheehy

 

                                                                      KATHLEEN D. SHEEHY

                                                                      Administrative Law Judge

                                                                      Telephone: (651) 361-7848

                                                                                    kathleen.sheehy@state.mn.us

 

 

 

cc:      Docket Coordinator