The Hearings Officer shall allow all parties, at appropriate stages of the proceeding, to submit and respond to written and oral pleadings, motions, petitions and objections. A party that submits written pleadings, briefs, petitions, or other documents to the Hearings Officer shall deliver a copy in advance to all other parties. The Hearings Officer may refuse to consider written pleadings, motions, petitions, and other documents which have not been delivered to other parties. (Ord. M-3970 §2, 2010)