5717-1-03 Entry of apperance, change of address, and withdrawal of counsel.

 

 

 

5717-1-03                    Entry of appearance, change of address, and withdrawal of counsel.

 

 

 

(A)  Entries of appearance of counsel in any appeal shall be filed with the boardin writing. Such appearance may be effected by the signing of the notice of appeal or pleading or otherwise entered into the record after the scheduling of the appeal for hearing.

 

(B)    Any party entitled before the board of revision, who desires to participate in an appeal before the board of tax appeals as an appellee, shall enter an appearance with the board of tax appeals within twenty-one thirty days of receiving the mailing of notice of that such appeal has been filed by the board of revision. As appeals may be scheduled for hearing or subject to other proceedings prior to an entry of appearance being filed, it is the responsibility of an appellee or its counsel to ascertain the status of such appeal and take such action as appropriate.

 

(C)   Where two or more attorneys represent a party, one attorney shall be designated on each document filed as counsel of record to receive notices and service on behalf of that party.

 

(D)   Any change of address of a party or counsel of record must be filed with the boardin writing and must be clearly designated as a change of address. A separate change of address must be filed in each appeal in which the party or counsel is involved, unless otherwise ordered by the board.

 

(E)   In appeals involving real property, the parties shall notify the board of any change in ownership. The notice shall be in writing and shall include the current owner's name and address.

 

(F)   A notice of request for withdrawal of counsel in any appeal shall be in writing and shall be effective upon filing. The notice and shall: be filed no later than seven days subsequent to the board's issuance of the notice of hearing date and shall be effective upon filing. Thereafter, a request for withdrawal of counsel shall only be made upon motion and with leave of the board. A substitution of counsel or the party's written acknowledgement that the appeal shall proceed without counsel shall be filed within thirty days of the filing of the withdrawal request.

 

(1)State the reason(s) for the withdrawal;

 

(2) Include certification of service upon opposing parties or their counsel;

 

(3) Disclose the time and date of hearing if set;

 

(4) Identify the person and address to which future notices shall be sent;

 

(5) Include counsel's professional statement that a copy of such pleading has been

 

 

sent to the last known address of the client; and

(6) Include  a  statement  that  the  client  has  been  made  aware  of  any  hearing scheduled.

Effective:     CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY	10/09/2013
Certification
09/18/2013
Date
Promulgated Under:	5703.14
Statutory Authority:	5703.14
Rule Amplifies:	5703.02
Prior Effective Dates:	3/24/1998, 3/1/1996, 1/14/2005, 11/09/2007