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4-10 Removal from Proceeding Any person who wilfully disrupts a hearing to prevent or compromise the conduct of the hearing shall be removed from the hearing room. 4-11 Order of Procedure The applicant shall open and close. Other parties shall be heard in such order as the presiding officer directs. 4-12 Questions from Commission There shall be opportunity for the Commission, including its ex-officio members, to ask questions of the parties' witnesses as may be required for a full and true disclosure of the facts. 4-13 Cross-Examination Each party shall have the right to conduct such cross-examination of the witnesses as may be required for a full and true disclosure of the facts and shall have the right to submit rebuttal evidence. 4-14 Requests for Subpoenas (a) Subpoena of a Witness. Any request for the issuance of a subpoena, requiring the attendance of a witness for the purpose of taking oral testimony before the Commission, shall be in writing and shall state the reasons why the testimony of the witness is believed to be material and relevant to the issues involved. Only a party or a member of the Commission may request the issuance of a subpoena. (b) Subpoena of Documents. Any request for the issuance of a subpoena for the production of documents or records shall be in writing; shall state the name of the person who is to produce such documents or records; shall specify the particular document or record, or part thereof, desired to be produced; and shall state the reasons why the production thereof is believed to be material and relevant to the issues involved. (c) Time for Filing. A request for the issuance of a subpoena under this section shall be valid only if it is physically received by the Commission no later than five working days before date of the hearing at which the subpoenaed witness is to testify or documents are to be produced. The names of those for whom subpoenas have been issued, and any returns of the service of said subpoenas, shall be available upon request to the public at the office of the Planning Department. (d) Who May Issue A Subpoena. A subpoena may be issued by the chairperson of the Commission, the presiding officer, or a Commission member so authorized by the Commission. No subpoena shall be issued unless the party requesting the subpoena has complied with this section and gives the name and address of the 4-5