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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-10-2021 - Tracfone Third Revised Prehearing Order PRE-HEARING ORDER PAGE 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THE HEARING EXAMINER OF THE CITY OF RENTON RE: TracFone Wireless, Inc. Administrative Appeal DRAFT THIRD REVISED PRE- HEARING ORDER The schedule and procedural rules outlined below apply to the above-captioned appeal. This prehearing order is based upon the prehearing conference conducted on April 26, 2021 at 9:00 am. A. Document Distribution. All documents required by this Order shall be emailed, mailed or delivered to the parties at the addresses below. All documents must be received by the due dates set by this order. For mailed documents, documents shall be deemed received three business days after mailing. Hearing Examiner’s Office Cynthia Moya Renton City Clerk 1055 Grady Way Renton, WA 98057 CMoya@rentonwa.gov PRE-HEARING ORDER PAGE 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Appellant Scott Edwards Grant Degginger Scott Edwards Lane Powell, PC 1420 5th Ave., Suite 4200 Seattle, Washington 98101 EdwardsS@LanePowell.com DeggingerG@lanepowell.com TsuboiN@lanepowell.com City of Renton Kari Sand Kari Sand Ogden Murphy Wallace 901 Fifth Ave., Suite 3500 Seattle, WA 98164-2008 ksand@omwlaw.com kowens@omwlaw.com B. Hearing Date. The appeal hearing will be held on May 27, 2021 at 8:30 am. C. Exhibit Lists. The parties are required to exchange exhibit lists per the schedule below. The exhibit lists shall list any documents, recordings, videos or photographs that the parties intend on presenting at the appeal hearing. No exhibits beyond those identified in the witness and exhibit lists will be admitted unless necessary for reasonably unanticipated rebuttal or for other good cause. Exhibits not already distributed must be exchanged contemporaneously with the final exhibit lists and may be distributed by email. D. Hearing Format. As identified in RMC 5-26-18B5, Tracfone has the burden of proof in an administrative tax appeal. Consequently, the taxpayer shall have first and last rights of presentation as identified in the following hearing format: 1. Tracfone’s opening and presentation of evidence. 2. City’s opening and presentation of evidence. 3. Tracfone’s rebuttal evidence. 4 City’s closing arguments. 5. Tracfone’s closing arguments. PRE-HEARING ORDER PAGE 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 E. Cross-Examination. All witnesses who present live testimony will be subject to cross-examination. Declarations and other documents that would qualify as testimony are admissible without a right of cross-examination unless a right to cross- examine is asserted by email to all hearing parties within three calendar days of when the document is disclosed in the exhibit lists. Documents qualify as live testimony if the substantive content was prepared specifically for the appeal. F. Schedule. The following schedule applies: 5/20/20 Exhibit Lists and Prehearing Briefs (if any) due 5/27/20 Appeal Hearing, 8:30 am. ORDERED this 10th day of May 2020. City of Renton Hearing Examiner