Section 170IAC7-7-5. Expedited procedural schedule

   (a) Upon the filing of a complaint pursuant to this rule, the presiding officer shall immediately fix a procedural schedule that includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) Deadlines for the filing of all pleadings and briefs.

(2) The date for a settlement conference.

(3) The date for an evidentiary hearing.

(4) The deadline for the issuance of a commission order.

  (b) A party may file a request for discovery with a complaint, answer, or motion to intervene. Discovery requests shall be reasonable and limited to matters directly at issue. Parties shall respond to discovery requests within forty-eight (48) hours, unless another time is set by the presiding officer. (Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; 170 IAC 7-7-5; filed Nov 27, 2000, 9:36 a.m.: 24 IR 951; errata filed May 4, 2001, 11:09 a.m.: 24 IR 2709; readopted filed Apr 6, 2006, 11:00 a.m.: 29 IR 2670; readopted filed Jul 12, 2012, 2:12 p.m.: 20120808-IR-170120114RFA; readopted filed Jul 12, 2016, 10:01 a.m.: 20160810-IR-170160168RFA)