D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 23, r. 23-1614
A consolidated protest hearing or show cause hearing may be held if the issues to be considered at the hearing are the same issues that are involved in another proceeding with the same Applicant pending before the Board.
It is within the discretion of the Board to grant or deny a party's request for consolidation. In considering the request, the Board may consider factors such as whether the issue(s) may be more efficiently decided if the hearings are combined.
In considering a party's request for consolidation, the Board must take into account the adjudication deadlines for each case and may require a party to waive the adjudication deadline associated with one (1) or more cases if consolidation otherwise prevents the Board from deciding all of the cases at issue within their respective deadlines.
The Board may also propose on its own motion to consolidate two (2) or more cases in one (1) hearing for administrative efficiency.
Before consolidating a hearing, the Board must notify the parties of its intention to do so, to provide the parties with an opportunity to file any objection.
If the Board decides to hold a consolidated hearing, the Board may make either a consolidated decision and record or a separate decision and record on each issue. The Board shall ensure that any evidence that is common to all cases and material to the common issue to be decided is included in the consolidated record or each individual record, as applicable.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 23, r. 23-1614