You fail to reach an informal settlement agreement with the area director. You file a Notice to Contest within the required 15-day period. Your case is assigned to an administrative law judge (ALJ). Prepare a document summarizing the case you will submit to the ALJ. The document should, at a minimum, discuss the following issues:
which citations and penalties you would contest,
the reasoning behind each contested citation and/or penalty,
documents you would bring to the hearing,
individuals you would use at the hearing,
how the case before the ALJ differs from the informal conference,
what information will be presented before the ALJ that was not presented in the informal conference, and
what information you would request from OSHA as part of discovery.