May 28, 2010

 

 

 

Rory H. Foley

Assistant Attorney General

445 Minnesota Street, Suite 900

St. Paul, MN  55101-2127

Donald G. Clapp

Attorney at Law

Clapp & Erickson

332 Minnesota Street, Suite W-1710

St. Paul, MN  55101

 

RE:      In the Matter of the QRC Registration of Leon Olson, QRC # 190;

OAH Docket No. 11-1900-21250--2

 

Dear Counsel:

 

This letter will confirm our discussions during the telephone prehearing conference held in the above matter on May 27, 2010, and constitutes the First Prehearing Order in this contested case proceeding. 

 

The following schedule will govern this matter:

 

1.               By July 30, 2010, the Department of Labor and Industry shall serve and file a statement identifying persons the Department expects to call as expert witnesses in this case. 

 

2.               By August 27, 2010, the Respondent shall serve and file a statement identifying persons he expects to call as expert witnesses in this case.

 

3.               The parties’ expert witness disclosures shall describe the subject matter of the expected testimony of each expert, state the substance of facts and opinions to which each expert is expected to testify, and provide a summary of the grounds for each opinion.

 

4.               By September 10, 2010, the parties shall exchange and file proposed exhibit and witness lists relating to this case.  The witness lists shall include a brief summary of the expected testimony of each witness.  If any documents identified as exhibits have not yet been exchanged, copies shall be provided with the exhibit lists.  Exhibits shall be premarked by the parties.  The Department shall begin its numbering with Exhibit 1, and the Respondent shall begin with Exhibit 100.

 

Letter to R. Foley and D. Clapp

May 28, 2010

Page Two

 

 

 

5.               By September 17, 2010, any party objecting to the foundation for any written exhibit must notify both the offering party and the Administrative Law Judge in writing. 

 

6.               The hearing in this matter shall commence on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. in the courtrooms of the Office of Administrative Hearings, 600 North Robert Street, First Floor, St. Paul, Minnesota.  The hearing shall continue on September 29-30, 2010, if necessary.

 

7.               The hearing shall be digitally recorded unless the parties notify the Administrative Law Judge by September 21, 2010, that they will require the services of a court reporter. 

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you believe that an additional prehearing conference or telephone conference call would be helpful prior to the hearing.

 

                                                                        Sincerely,

 

                                                                        s/Barbara L. Neilson

 

 

                                                                        BARBARA L. NEILSON

                                                                        Administrative Law Judge

                                                                        Tel.:  (651) 361-7845

 

cc:  Docket Coordinator