LAC 46:LXX.12404. Contested Proceedings

A. When a notice of intervention is timely filed with the Administrator after the publication of notice as provided in Rule 27, the Administrator shall assign such case to the contested docket and notify the parties of the time and place of the initial status conference. The Commission may assign the matter to a Hearing Panel or a Hearing Master to administer the proceeding pursuant to these rules subject to its review. At the initial status conference, the Hearing Panel or Hearing Master shall confer with the parties or their counsel and establish a procedural schedule, including a hearing date.