N.H. Admin. Code § Rko 207.02 - Appearance Form

(a) An appearance form shall be available from the office.

(b) Appearances shall contain the information set forth in (c) below, regardless of whether the appearance form in (a) above is used.

(c) The person submitting the appearance shall provide the following information:

(1) If assigned, the name of the matter, established by the office pursuant to Part Rko 204;

(2) If assigned, the docket number established by the office pursuant to Rko 204;

(3) The name of the person submitting the appearance;

(4) Whether the person submitting the appearance is doing so on behalf of:

a. The claimant;

b. The respondent; or

c. Another person or entity, identifying the name of that person or entity;

(5) Whether the person filing the appearance is an attorney, and, if so, whether the person is licensed to practice in New Hampshire;

(6) The person filing the appearance's mailing address;

(7) The person filing the appearance's daytime telephone number;

(8) The person filing the appearance's e-mail address, if any;

(9) An indication of whether a copy of the appearance has been forwarded to all parties and intervenors in the matter and if not, why not; and

(10) If a copy has been forwarded to other parties and intervenors, the name and address of the person or persons to whom a copy was forwarded.

(d) Appearances shall be written in typescript or legibly printed in ink.

(e) The person submitting an appearance shall:

(1) Sign the appearance;

(2) State their name in print; and

(3) State the date that the appearance was executed.

(4) The appearance form in (a) above shall bear a notice stating that, unless otherwise ordered by the ombudsman, copies of any item filed with the office must also be provided to all other persons who have filed an appearance in the matter.

(5) No attorney, non-attorney, or self-represented person shall participate in cases before the office by submitting or objecting to motions, by conducting questioning, by offering evidence in an adjudicative proceeding, by arguing a position, or by engaging in other similar conduct which is traditionally associated with service as an advocate, until that person's appearance has been filed with, and accepted by, the office.

(6) Persons participating in cases solely as a witness, and not as a party or intervenor, and persons submitting amicus briefs, shall not be required to submit an appearance.

Notes

N.H. Admin. Code § Rko 207.02

Derived from Number 19, Filed May 9, 2024, Proposed by #13921, Effective 5/20/2024.