D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 3-417
A hearing scheduled to be conducted before the Board shall not be delayed by a continuance unless a motion for the continuance is made not less than five (5) days before the scheduled hearing date, except as provided in § 417.2 for petition challenge cases.
In petition challenge cases, a motion for continuance shall be made not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the scheduled hearing date.
A continuance shall not be granted unless the motion for continuance, in the Board's opinion, sets forth good and sufficient cause for the continuance.
A continuance shall not be granted where the requested hearing date would extend beyond the statutorily mandated deadline for Board adjudication.
Conflicting engagements of counsel, absence of counsel, or the employment of new counsel shall not be regarded as sufficient cause for continuance unless set forth in a motion filed promptly after notice of the hearing has been given; Provided, that under no circumstances shall a continuance be granted which would extend a proceeding beyond a statutorily mandated deadline.
D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 3-417