All parties should be prepared to proceed at the first hearing called in any proceeding. Any motion to postpone the first hearing shall set forth the reasons why the postponement is needed and be filed in time to permit other parties to be notified. Any hearing may be adjourned from time to time by the presiding officer, and the first hearing may be postponed by the presiding officer even if its date was set by order of the commission.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 16 § 4.6