General procedures

(a) Testimony . All testimony given before a screening panel or the Exceptions Officer must be under oath. (b) Service . To the extent applicable, the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure govern the service or filing of documents. (c) Abeyance of disciplinary proceedings . A disciplinary proceeding may be held in abeyance by the Committee chair at any time before a screening panel hearing, when the allegations or the Complaint contain matters of substantial similarity to the material allegations of pending criminal or civil litigation in which the Respondent is involved. Requests for abeyance and requests to remove proceedings from abeyance must be filed with the Committee clerk.