21 CFR § 1316.55 - Prehearing ruling.

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title: "21 CFR § 1316.55 - Prehearing ruling."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "1316.55"
section_name: "Prehearing ruling."
chapter_name: "DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
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part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS, PRACTICES, AND PROCEDURES"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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regulatory_source: "36 FR 7820, Apr. 24, 1971, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 38 FR 26609, Sept. 24, 1973."
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# 1316.55 Prehearing ruling.

The presiding officer may have the prehearing conference reported verbatim and shall make a ruling reciting the action taken at the conference, the agreements made by the parties, the schedule of witnesses, and a statement of the issues for hearing. Such ruling shall control the subsequent course of the hearing unless modified by a subsequent ruling.