Section 17558.8 Of Article 1. Commission Procedure From California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
17558.8
. (a) The commission may, on its own initiative, consolidate
incorrect reduction claims filed with the commission by different
claimants under the same mandate if all of the following apply:
(1) The same method, act, or practice is alleged to have led to
the reduction in each claim, and all of the claims involve common
questions of law or fact.
(2) The common questions of law or fact among the claims
predominate over any matter affecting only an individual claim.
(3) The consolidation of similar claims by individual claimants
would result in consistent decisionmaking by the commission.
(b) The commission shall adopt regulations establishing procedures
for consolidation of incorrect reduction claims pursuant to this
section and for providing a hearing on a consolidated claim.