(a) Availability
At any time prior to the issuance of a decision pursuant to
Rule 9349, the National Adjudicatory Council, the Review Subcommittee, a Subcommittee or, if applicable, an Extended Proceeding Committee, or Counsel to the National Adjudicatory Council, for good cause shown, may extend or shorten a period prescribed by the Code for the filing of any papers, except that Counsel to the National Adjudicatory Council may shorten a period so prescribed only with the consent of the Parties. The National Adjudicatory Council, the Review Subcommittee, a Subcommittee or, if applicable, an Extended Proceeding Committee, or Counsel to the National Adjudicatory Council, for good cause shown, may postpone or adjourn a hearing consistent with paragraph (b), except that Counsel to the National Adjudicatory Council may postpone or adjourn a hearing only with the consent of the Parties.
(b) Limitations on Postponements, Adjournments, and Changes in Location
Oral argument shall begin at the time and place ordered, unless the National Adjudicatory Council, the Review Subcommittee, a Subcommittee or, if applicable, an Extended Proceeding Committee, or Counsel to the National Adjudicatory Council, for good cause shown, postpones, adjourns, or changes the location of the oral argument, except that Counsel to the National Adjudicatory Council may postpone or adjourn the oral argument only with the consent of the Parties. In considering a motion for the postponement or adjournment of an oral argument, the National Adjudicatory Council, the Review Subcommittee, a Subcommittee or, if applicable, an Extended Proceeding Committee, or Counsel to the National Adjudicatory Council shall consider, in addition to any other relevant factors:
(1) the length of time the disciplinary proceeding has been pending to date, and the timeliness of the request for a postponement, an adjournment, or an extension;
(2) the number of postponements, adjournments, or extensions already granted;
(3) the stage of the proceedings at the time of the request;
(4) the prejudice to the other Parties;
(5) the potential harm to the investing public if an extension of time, an adjournment, or a postponement is granted; and
(6) any other matter that justice may require.
