Section 4-407. INTERVENORS

 

407.1There shall be no right to intervene in Commission proceedings, but the hearing examiner may permit intervenors to participate in a proceeding; provided, that the intervention will not unduly delay or prejudice the rights of the parties.

 

407.2Any prospective intervenor shall request permission from the hearing examiner to intervene. The request shall be in writing, stating with particularity the reasons for the belief that the prospective intervenor’s claim or defense and the main action before the Commission have a question of law or fact in common.

 

407.3Any prospective intervenor shall provide notice of the motion to intervene, with supporting documentation to the original parties to the complaint. The parties may respond in writing to the motion within the time set forth in § 410 of this chapter.

 

407.4Any party or prospective intervenor may appeal the hearing examiner’s ruling on a motion to intervene by filing a written appeal with the Hearing Tribunal within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of the ruling. Any response to the appeal shall be filed within five (5) calendar days of receipt of the appeal notice. The Hearing Tribunal shall rule on the appeal within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of a timely response or within fifteen (15) calendar days of the last day a timely response could have been filed.

 

407.5An intervenor shall be considered a party to the hearing process and shall be accorded the same rights as other parties, except that:

 

(a)An intervenor shall not have an independent right to a hearing; and

 

(b)An intervenor shall participate only in connection with issues directly affecting him or her as determined by the hearing examiner.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 42 DCR 1429, 1433-34 (March 24, 1995).