170 IAC 1-1.1-19 Consolidation

Sec. 19. (a) Causes sharing common issues of fact or law may be consolidated at the discretion of a presiding officer. (b) A consolidated cause shall continue to list the cause number of the earliest filed case. The presiding officer may keep the underlying captions or create a new caption for the consolidated cause. (c) Where two (2) or more proceedings are consolidated for hearing, the presiding officer shall determine the order in which the parties introduce evidence.