L IRLJ 2.4

(b)(4)  In addition to the requirements of IRLJ 2.4(b)(4),
        the Defendant should be instructed that submitting a
        written statement will normally mean that they are
        giving up their right to an in-person hearing and its
        concomitant right to hear and question the plaintiff’s
        witnesses, as well as giving up the right to have their
        own witnesses come to Court and testify on their
        behalf.