California OAH special education order · July 20, 2017
Order Directing Counsel for Los Altos School District to Appear at Telephonic Hearing on Order to Show Cause
OAH Case No. 2017051355 · ALJ Penelope S. Pahl
OAH required Los Altos School District's counsel to attend the telephonic order to show cause hearing against Student's counsel, finding both sides' attorneys necessary to properly conduct that hearing.
This case went to decision
Student v. Los Altos School District: Los Altos School District wins on all claims; second grader with private autism and ADHD diagnoses found not eligible. (2017)
Summary
On July 18, 2017, OAH issued an order to show cause directed to Student's counsel. That order let District's counsel choose whether to appear. On its own reconsideration, the ALJ decided that counsel for both sides were needed for the hearing to run properly. The ALJ ordered District's counsel to appear at the 1:00 p.m. telephonic hearing on July 21, 2017.
Why it matters
Even when an order to show cause targets only one side's attorney, OAH may require the other side's counsel to take part. Both parties should be ready to appear and respond.
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Full text of the order
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BEFORE THE
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of:
PARENT ON BEHALF OF STUDENT, OAH Case No. 2017051355 v. ORDER DIRECTING COUNSEL FOR
LOS ALTOS SCHOOL DISTRICT TO
LOS ALTOS SCHOOL DISTRICT. APPEAR AT TELEPHONIC HEARING
ON ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
On July 18, 2017, an Order to Show Cause was directed to counsel for Student in this matter. Counsel for District was given the option of choosing whether to appear or not. In reconsidering that aspect of the order, the undersigned has determined that counsel for both sides are necessary to the proper conduct of the hearing. Counsel for Los Altos School District is hereby ordered to appear for the 1:00 p.m. telephonic hearing on Friday, July 21, 2017.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATE: July 20, 2017
PENELOPE S. PAHL
Administrative Law Judge Office of Administrative Hearings