WAC 371-08-465   Dismissal, default or withdrawal of the appeal.  (1) If a party fails to attend or participate in a hearing or other stage of an adjudicative proceeding, the presiding officer may serve upon all parties a default or dismissal order which shall include a statement of the grounds for the order. Within seven days after service of a default or dismissal order for failure to attend or participate, the party against whom it was entered may file a written motion requesting that the order be vacated and stating the grounds relied upon.

     (2) An appellant may request to withdraw an appeal. Requests before the appellant rests its case-in-chief during the hearing are mandatory and afterwards are permissive.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21B.170. 96-15-003, § 371-08-465, filed 7/3/96, effective 8/3/96.]