D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 16. CONSUMERS, COMMERCIAL PRACTICES, AND CIVIL INFRACTIONS |
Chapter 16-15. CONSUMER PROTECTION PROCEDURES ACT PROCEDURAL RULES |
Section 16-1504. JOINDER
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1504.1The Director may join several cases against a single respondent or group of respondents in one petition if the Director determines that the various cases to be joined involve the following:
(a)The same or similar unlawful trade practices;
(b)Tend to show a pattern of unlawful conduct; or
(c)Otherwise involve common issues of law or fact.
1504.2The Administrative Law Judge may disallow joinder if the following determination is made:
(a)That the joinder is improperly prejudicial to either party;
(b)That the joinder is administratively burdensome; or
(c)That the joinder is otherwise unreasonable.
source
Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 6176, 6177 (October 10, 1986).