In 2009, after receiving input from stakeholders, the Tribunal determined that the most efficient process for scheduling cases for a Prehearing was the Prehearing General Call. The Tribunal implemented this process in June, 2009, with the first Notice of Prehearing General Call being issued on June 15, 2009. Notice of Prehearing General Calls have been, and will continue to be, issued two times per month. Each Prehearing General Call will contain, for the time being, approximately 100 cases.

It is important to note that the Prehearing General Call provides the parties nine months in which to prepare and file their valuation disclosures and to serve them on the opposing party. The Tribunal believes that this time is more than sufficient, especially considering that parties should conduct discovery and begin preparing their valuation disclosures prior to being placed on the Prehearing General Call. For this reason, motions for extension of time will be granted only in the rarest of circumstances. Parties who do not comply with this deadline will likely not be permitted to introduce evidence in support of their value contentions at the hearing.

In addition, please note that the Prehearing General Call now includes deadlines by which each party shall notify the Tribunal and the opposing party if no valuation disclosure is required in that case and, if a valuation disclosure is required, the name of the valuation expert retained by that party. Pre-Valuation and Post-Valuation discovery deadlines are also included in the Prehearing General Call. Finally, the Prehearing General Call includes a deadline for filing Prehearing Statements.

It is the Tribunal’s intent, given the limited number of cases placed on each Prehearing General Call, to schedule each case for hearing shortly after the Prehearing Conference. Parties should be prepared to proceed accordingly.

NOTICES OF PREHEARING GENERAL CALL AND ORDER OF PROCEDURE

2012
		November 16-30, 2012
		November 1-15, 2012
		October 16-31, 2012
		October 1-15, 2012
	Third Quarter:	September 16-30, 2012
		September 1-15, 2012
		August 16-31, 2012
		August 1-15, 2012
		July 16-31, 2012
		July 1-15, 2012
	Second Quarter:	June 16-30, 2012
		June 1-15, 2012
		May 16-31, 2012
		May 1-15, 2012
		April 16-30, 2012
		April 1-15, 2012
	First Quarter:	March 16-31, 2012
		March 1-15, 2012
		February 16-29, 2012
		February 1-15, 2012
		January 16-31, 2012
		January 1-15, 2012
2011	Fourth Quarter:	December 16-31, 2011
		December 1-15, 2011
		November 16-30, 2011
		November 1-15, 2011
		October 16-31, 2011
		October 1-15, 2011
	Third Quarter:	September 16-30, 2011
		September 1-15, 2011
		August 16-31, 2011
		August 1-15, 2011
		July 16-31, 2011
		July 1-15, 2011
	Second Quarter:	June 16-30, 2011
		June 1-15, 2011
		May 16-31, 2011
		May 1-15, 2011
		April 16-30, 2011
		April 1-15, 2011
	First Quarter:	March 16-31, 2011
		March 1-15, 2011
		February 15-28, 2011
		February 1-14, 2011
		January 15-31, 2011
		January 1-15, 2011
2010	Fourth Quarter:	December 16-31, 2010
		December 1-15, 2010
		November 16-30, 2010
		November 1-15, 2010
		October 16-31, 2010
		October 1-15, 2010
	Third Quarter:	September 16-30, 2010
		September 1-15, 2010
		August 16-31, 2010
		August 1-15, 2010
		July 16-31, 2010
		July 1-15, 2010
	Second Quarter:	June 16-30, 2010
		June 1-15, 2010