D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-2942

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 17-2942 - CONDUCT OF PARTIES AND COUNSEL AT THE HEARING
2942.1

All parties at a hearing shall maintain decorum and good order at all times, and the Director may exclude or have removed from the hearing room any person violating any reasonable order of the Director.

2942.2

The Director may bar counsel from further participation in a hearing for disruptive conduct.

2942.3

If counsel has been barred from participating in a hearing, the Director may proceed with the hearing if consistent with the due process rights of the parties. Otherwise, the Director shall adjourn the hearing to give the party whose counsel has been barred an opportunity to secure new representation expeditiously.

2942.4

Counsel who has been barred from participating in a hearing may seek, and the Director may grant, reinstatement to participate in the hearing on such terms as the Director prescribes. The Director shall not permit a reinstatement application to delay the proceedings.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-2942

Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 6630, 6654 (September 2, 1988)