California OAH special education order · June 17, 2021
Order Directing Respondent to Produce Last Known Address of Ashley McCoy
OAH Case No. 2021020860 · ALJ June Lehrman
OAH ordered Rialto Unified to get a nonpublic school witness's last known contact information and give it to Student's attorney within 24 hours, finding good cause after oral argument.
This case went to decision
Student v. Rialto Unified School District: Rialto Unified must provide 234 compensatory hours for distance-learning failures; claims that in-person services were required are denied. (2021)
Summary
Student asked OAH to compel Rialto Unified School District to use its rights as a beneficiary under the master contract between the East Valley SELPA and Leroy Haynes nonpublic school. The goal was to get the last known contact information for percipient witness Ashley McCoy. After hearing oral argument, OAH found good cause. It ordered the District to request the information and give it to Student's attorney within 24 hours of receiving it.
Why it matters
When a key witness worked for a nonpublic school, parents can ask OAH to make the district use its contract rights with that school to locate the witness. This can help families reach former staff they could not find on their own.
People named in the order
- Ashley McCoy, Percipient witness (connected to Leroy Haynes nonpublic school)
Topics
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:
PARENTS ON BEHALF OF STUDENT,
v.
RIALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
OAH CASE NUMBER 2021020860
ORDER DIRECTING RESPONDENT TO PRODUCE LAST
KNOWN ADDRESS OF ASHLEY MCCOY
JUNE 17, 2021
Student requests an order compelling Respondent Rialto Unified School District to exercise its beneficiary rights under the Master Contract between the East Valley Special Education Local Plan Area and Leroy Haynes non-public school, to obtain the last known contact information for percipient witness Ashley McCoy.
Having considered the oral arguments of the parties and with good cause established, it is hereby ordered that Rialto Unified School District request the last known contact information for Ashley McCoy and exchange it with Petitioner’s attorney within 24 hours of receipt.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
June Lehrman Administrative Law Judge Office of Administrative Hearings