3136 CONDUCT OF PARTIES AND COUNSEL AT HEARINGS

3136.1 Each party at a hearing shall maintain decorum and good order at all times. The Director may exclude or have removed from the hearing room any person violating an order of the Director.

3136.2 The Director may ban counsel from further participation in a hearing for disruptive conduct.

3136.3 If counsel has been banned from participating in a hearing, the Director may continue with the hearing if consistent with the due process rights of the parties. The Director may adjourn the hearing to give the party who se counsel has been banned an opportunity to immediately secure new counsel.

3136.4 Counsel who has been banned from participating in a hearing may seek reinstatement on terms the Director prescribes. A reinstatement application shall not delay the proceedings.

Source: Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 7853, 7873 (October 23, 1992).