Ariz. Admin. Code § R12-14-616 - Consolidation or Severance of Appeals

A. Standards for consolidation. The Commission may order consolidation of pending appeals, if:

1. There are substantially similar factual or legal issues, or

2. All parties are the same, or

3. If there are different parties, all parties consent to the consolidation.

B. Order. The Commission shall send a written ruling granting or denying consolidation to all parties, identifying the cases, the reasons for the decision, and notification of any consolidated prehearing conference or consolidated hearing. The Commission shall designate the controlling docket number and caption to be used on all future documents.

C. Severance. The Commission may sever consolidated Appealable Agency Actions to further administrative convenience, expedition, and economy, or to avoid undue prejudice. Severance may be ordered upon the Commission's own review, or a party's motion.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R12-14-616

Adopted by final rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 297, effective 4/14/2015.