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13803. Coordination of Sexual Assault Claims, Sexual Harassment Claims or Statutory Employment Discrimination Claims Filed in Court and in Arbitration

(a) Option to Combine Related Claims in Court
(1)(A) If a current or former associated person files a sexual assault claim, sexual harassment claim, or statutory employment discrimination claim in court against a member or its associated persons, and asserts related claims in arbitration at FINRA against some or all of the same parties, a respondent who is named in both proceedings may, upon motion, compel the claimant to bring the related arbitration claims in the same court proceeding in

13801. Default Proceedings

(a) Applicability of Rule
A claimant may request default proceedings against any respondent that falls within one of the following categories and fails to file an answer within the time provided by the Code:
(1) A member whose membership has been terminated, suspended, canceled, or revoked;
(2) A member that has been expelled from the FINRA;