- (a) Adjudicative proceedings that involve the same or substantially related issues shall be consolidated for hearing or decision, or both, when fairness, accuracy, and efficiency would be served by such an action.
- (b) Consolidation shall be ordered in response to a timely motion from a participant or on the presiding officer’s own initiative.
- (c) Upon timely motion from a participant or on the presiding officer’s own initiative, the presiding officer shall sever one or more issues from a proceeding and dispose of those issues in another proceeding if he or she determines that doing so would materially promote the fairness, accuracy, and efficiency of the proceeding.
- (d) The presiding officer shall issue written notice to all participants of any determination to sever or consolidate proceedings.
Source. (See Revision Note #1 at chapter heading for Plc 200) #13427, eff 8-4-22