D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 4-401

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 24, June 14, 2024

Rule 4-401 - CERTIFICATION OF COMPLAINT

401.1

Upon the Office's certification of a complaint for a public hearing, the Office shall transmit a notice of certification to the Commission and shall also cause written notice to be served on all parties that the Office has certified the matter to the Commission for a public hearing. The notice to the parties shall inform the complainant that the complainant has the option to be represented by a private representative or to proceed on their own (pro se) and shall include a copy of the notice of certification to the Commission.

401.2

The Office's notice of certification to the Commission shall include or be accompanied by:

(a) The names of the parties;

(b) A copy of the complaint, as it may have been amended;

(c) A copy of the Office's letter of determination finding probable cause to credit the allegations of the complaint; and

(d) A copy of the Office's memorandum certifying that efforts to resolve the complaint through conciliation have failed and that the matter is ready for public hearing.

401.3

If the documents set forth in § 401.2(b) through (d) have not been previously provided to the parties by the Office of Human Rights, the Office's notice to the parties either shall include the documents as an attachment or shall include a statement that the Office will provide copies of the documents to a party upon request.

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 4-401

Final Rulemaking published at 42 DCR 1429, 1429-30 (March 24, 1995); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 11280 (9/16/2022)