He has been incarcerated since October 26, 1996. He is scheduled to be released on March 14, 1997. A hearing may be reopened if a party can show good cause for reopening. 8 AAC 85.153 . Hearings are conducted by telephone with people who are incarcerated.
Incarceration alone provides insufficient cause to reopen a hearing missed by a petitioner.
However, because the hearing in this matter was never actually scheduled, the request for reopening will be granted to provide Petitioner a final opportunity for a hearing. Failure to follow the following reopening instructions could preclude another reopening of the hearing. Petitioner must speak to the undersigned hearing officer. If the hearing officer is unavailable when Petitioner calls, Petitioner must continue calling to complete the contact by March 21, 1997. This calling requirement will prevent the contact problems previously experienced in this matter.