§ 6-14 — Requests for Adjournment

§ 6-14 Requests for Adjournment.

(a) At the request of either party during a hearing, a Hearing Officer may adjourn the hearing upon a showing of good cause as determined by the Hearing Officer in his or her discretion. (b) In deciding whether there is good cause for an adjournment, the Hearing Officer will consider: (1) Whether granting the adjournment is necessary for the party requesting the adjournment to effectively present the case; (2) Whether granting the adjournment is unfair to the other party; (3) Whether granting the adjournment will cause inconvenience to any witness; (4) The age of the case and the number of adjournments previously granted; (5) Whether the party requesting the adjournment had a reasonable opportunity to prepare for the scheduled hearing; (6) Whether the need for the adjournment is due to facts that are beyond the requesting party's control; (7) The balance of the need for efficient and expeditious adjudication of the case and the need for full and fair consideration of the issues relevant to the case; and (8) Any other fact that the Hearing Officer considers to be relevant to the request for an adjournment. (c) Once a hearing has been adjourned, neither party may request a reschedule pursuant to 48 RCNY § 6-05. A denial of an adjournment request is not subject to interim review or appeal. (Amended City Record 6/1/2015, eff. 7/1/2015; amended City Record 7/8/2016, eff. 8/7/2016; amended City Record 12/5/2018, eff. 1/4/2019)