§ 304.25 Ex parte communication.

(a) No interested person shall make or knowingly cause to be made to the Arbitrator an ex parte communication.

(b) The Arbitrator shall not make or knowingly cause to be made to any interested person an ex parte communication.

(c) The Association may remove the Arbitrator in any proceeding in which it is demonstrated to the Association's satisfaction that the Arbitrator has engaged in prohibited ex parte communication to the prejudice of any party. If the Arbitrator is removed, the procedures in § 304.22(d) of this part shall apply.