California OAH special education order · February 21, 2020
Order Requesting Submission of Audio Recording
OAH Case No. 2019100433 · ALJ Tiffany Gilmartin
OAH asked Student to submit her own audio recording of the December 16, 2019 morning hearing session because OAH's official recording was partly inaudible due to technical problems.
Summary
While preparing the administrative record, OAH found that its recording of the morning hearing session on December 16, 2019 was defective, and parts could not be heard. Student had made her own audio recording of the hearing. On its own initiative, OAH asked Student to send copies of her recording of that morning, before noon, to OAH, Pleasanton, and Contra Costa County Office of Education by February 26, 2020. OAH also asked the parties to stipulate that Student's recording could become part of OAH's official record.
Why it matters
A parent's own recording of a due process hearing can fill gaps when OAH's official recording fails. That helps keep the record complete for any later appeal.
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Full text of the order
Published text of the OAH order. Page headers and numbers from the original PDF have been dropped.
BEFORE THE
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN THE MATTER OF:
PARENT ON BEHALF OF STUDENT,
v.
PLEASANTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CONTRA COSTA
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
OAH CASE NUMBER 2019100433
ORDER REQUESTING SUBMISSION OF AUDIO RECORDING
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
In the course of preparing the administrative record in this matter, OAH has learned that its recording of proceeding on the morning of December 16, 2019, is defective. For technical reasons, some of the proceedings can be heard on the audio, but some cannot.
Student made an audio recording of the hearing. It is requested that on or before February 26, 2020, Student submit copies of her recording of the morning of December 16, 2019, specifically the time period prior to noon, to OAH, Pleasanton and Contra Costa County Office of Education. It is requested that the parties stipulate that Student’s recording of that morning may become part of OAH’s official record of the matter.
Tiffany Gilmartin Administrative Law Judge Office of Administrative Hearings