614.1 If an employee has two (2) or more appeals pending before the Office, the Administrative Judge may consolidate the appeals and adjudicate them as one (1) action.

614.2 If two (2) or more employees have appeals involving similar or identical issues pending before the Office, the Administrative Judge may join the appeals for adjudication as one (1) action.

614.3 The Administrative Judge may consolidate or join appeals on their own motion, or on the motion of a party, if to do so would:

(a) Expedite processing of the cases; and

(b) Not adversely affect the interests of the parties.

614.4 At their discretion and at any time, the Administrative Judge may sever appeals consolidated or joined under these rules and proceed with each appeal separately.

SOURCE: As amended by Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 9297 (November 19, 1999); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2129, 2137 (March 16, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 000298 (January 14, 2022).