Appointment And Authority Of Hearing Examiner

Appointment And Authority Of Hearing Examiner. (a) Upon receipt of the complaint, the Commission shall appoint a hearing examiner pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §75-76-103(3). (b) The hearing examiner shall review the complaint and all matters submitted in support thereof and the respondent's answer, if any, and shall schedule a hearing as soon after receipt of the respondent's answer as practicable. (c) The hearing examiner may issue rulings on discovery issues, scheduling matters, protective orders, admissibility of evidence, and other procedural or pre-hearing matters. The hearing examiner's rulings are appealable to the Commission only in accordance with the principles of finality applicable in the courts of the State of Mississippi. (d) The hearing examiner may alter any of the time periods provided by these regulations, upon his own initiative or upon a motion by a party or other person affected for good cause shown. (Adopted: 09/25/1991.)