Rule 9.1 - NOTICE OF HEARINGS(a) The Court, on its own motion, or upon petition of the accountant, or of any other interested parties, may appoint an Auditor or Master to assist the Court in the audit of an account or the disposition of an issue of fact in a matter. The Court may, at or after a conference on the issues or in lieu thereof, direct that each counsel of record and any interested parties not represented by counsel shall file with the Clerk a praecipe listing Witnesses and the anticipated length of the Master's or Auditor's hearing.(b) The Clerk shall give written notice of an Auditor's or Master's appointment and give 20 days prior written notice of the time and place of the first hearing to all counsel of record and all interested parties not represented by counsel known to the Clerk.(c) Notice of succeeding hearings, if any, given by the Auditor or Master at a hearing of which proper notice has been given shall constitute sufficient notice of such succeeding hearings.(d) The hearing shall be held at a time and place indicated and not later than 45 days after the Auditor's or Master's appointment and shall be extended only upon application to the Court for good cause shown.Amended effective 3/1/2021; amended effective 1/1/2024.