Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 1 - GENERAL › Section 860-001-0480 - Testimony and Exhibits

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Unless
			 otherwise directed by the ALJ, all written testimony and exhibits must be
			 paginated in the top right corner as follows:
Party Name/Exhibit Number
Witness Last Name/Page Number
(2) Each party must consecutively number its
			 written testimony and exhibits, beginning with 100. Within each round of
			 testimony, each witness or witnesses testifying jointly must be designated with
			 a separate numbering series. For example, Mr. Smith, Staff's first witness in
			 the first round of testimony, would be assigned Staff/100. Ms. Jones, Staff's
			 second witness in first round, would be assigned Staff/200. Mr. Smith's second
			 round of testimony would be assigned Staff/300. Each attachment must be marked
			 as a separate exhibit. For example, the first attachment to Staff/100 would be
			 marked as Staff/101. A separate numbering series must also be used to identify
			 all exhibits marked at hearing.
(3) Each page of a multipage exhibit must be
			 marked with a page number. Pages within each exhibit must be marked
			 consecutively, beginning with page 1.
(4) The ALJ may waive the requirement of
			 marking each page of voluminous photocopied documents.
(5) When filing testimony and exhibits, the
			 filing party must simultaneously provide a copy of all work papers to Staff,
			 the utility named in the initiating pleading, and all other parties that have
			 asked to receive a copy. If a shared workspace is being used for data requests
			 and responses, this provision is satisfied by uploading the work papers to that
			 workspace and electing to share the upload with other authorized users. As used
			 in this rule, work papers consist of documents that show the source,
			 calculations, and details supporting the testimony and other exhibits
			 submitted.
(6) Within the time
			 specified by the ALJ, each party must file a list, in numerical order, of the
			 written testimony and exhibits the party offered during the proceedings. The
			 list must specify the document, witness, number of pages, and whether the
			 exhibit was received into evidence.
(7) When testimony or exhibits are offered in
			 evidence at a hearing and were not previously filed, the offering party must
			 give copies to each party, the Commission, and the ALJ. When practicable, the
			 parties must distribute copies of exhibits before or at the beginning of the
			 hearing.
(8) When relevant
			 evidence offered by a party is included in a book, paper, or document
			 containing irrelevant material, the party offering the exhibit must plainly
			 designate the relevant material offered:
(a)
			 If irrelevant material is included in the exhibit and would encumber the
			 record, then the exhibit may be excluded. The exhibit may be marked for
			 identification and the relevant material may be read into the record if
			 properly authenticated.
(b) If the
			 Commission or ALJ directs, a copy of the relevant portions of the exhibit may
			 be received as evidence. The offering party must offer copies of the document
			 to all other parties appearing at the hearing. The parties must be afforded an
			 opportunity to examine the exhibit and to offer in evidence other relevant
			 portions of the exhibit.