Section 616C.2827 - Consolidation with pending case; request for consolidation; service; approval1. An appeal of a hearing officer's decision may be consolidated with a case pending before the appeals officer: (a) At the request of a party to the appeal of a hearing officer's decision; and(b) When: (1) Both cases involve the same claim and the same parties;(2) Both cases involve similar questions of fact or law; or(3) Consolidation would reduce duplication and judicial effort.2. A request for consolidation must be in writing and must contain:(a) The name of the appeals officer who is hearing the pending case with which the appealed case would be consolidated; and(b) The appeal number of the pending case.3. A request for consolidation must be served pursuant to NAC 616C.291 and 616C.294 on all parties who appeared before the hearing officer in the case being appealed.4. The appeals officer assigned to the case with which consolidation is sought shall approve or deny the request for consolidation not later than 5 days after receiving the request.Nev. Admin. Code § 616C.2827
Added to NAC by Hearings Div. by R184-07, eff. 9-29-2008