The FINRA Board, the National Adjudicatory Council, a Hearing Officer, or any other Adjudicator shall have full authority, except as otherwise provided by the Code, to rule on a procedural motion and any other procedural or administrative matter arising during the course of a proceeding conducted pursuant to the Code, subject to the rights of review or appeal provided by the Code.
(a) General Requirement for Motions
A Party may make a written or oral motion, subject to limitations set forth below. A Party or other person may make a motion under Rule 9146(k), subject to limitations set forth below.
(b) Adjudicator May Require a Written Motion
If a Party makes an oral motion, an Adjudicator may order that such motion be set forth in writing, after considering the facts
(a) Rules of Evidence
The formal rules of evidence shall not apply in a proceeding brought under the Rule 9000 Series.
(b) Official Notice
In a proceeding governed by the Rule 9000 Series, an Adjudicator may take official notice of such matters as might be judicially noticed by a court, or of other matters within the specialized knowledge of FINRA as an expert body. Before an
(a) Interested FINRA Staff
Except as counsel or a witness in a proceeding or as provided in the Rule 9550 Series, Interested FINRA Staff is prohibited from advising an Adjudicator regarding a decision or otherwise participating in a decision of an Adjudicator. An Adjudicator is prohibited from advising Interested FINRA Staff regarding a decision or otherwise participating in a decision
(a) Prohibited Communications
Unless on notice and opportunity for all Parties to participate, or to the extent required for the disposition of ex parte matters as authorized by the Rule 9000 Series:
(1) No Party, or counsel to or representative of a Party, or Interested FINRA Staff shall make or knowingly cause to be made an ex parte communication relevant to the merits of a
An attorney for a Party or other person authorized to represent others by Rule 9141seeking to withdraw his or her appearance shall file a motion to withdraw. The motion shall set forth the good cause for withdrawal and state the name, current address, and telephone number of the Party no longer being represented.
Amended by SR-FINRA-2011-044 eff. Mar. 30, 2012.
Amended by SR-
(a) Representing Oneself
In any proceeding, a person may appear on his or her own behalf. When a person first makes any filing or otherwise appears on his or her own behalf before an Adjudicator in a proceeding, he or she shall file with the Adjudicator, or otherwise state on the record, and keep current, an address at which any notice or other written communication required to be served
(a) Calendar Day
In the Rule 9000 Series, "day" means calendar day.
(b) Formula
In computing any period of time, the day of the act, event, or default from which the period of time designated in the Code begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, in which event the
(a) General Requirements
Following the issuance of a complaint in a disciplinary proceeding, or the initiation of another proceeding, every filing of a Party represented by counsel or a representative shall be signed by at least one counsel or representative of record in his or her name and shall state the business address and telephone number of such counsel or representative. A Party
