California OAH special education order · September 2, 2025
Order Requesting Documentation Regarding Educational Rights Holder Status
OAH Case No. 2025080695, 2025081021 · ALJ Cynthia Fritz
OAH ordered Mother to file and serve proof by September 4, 2025, that she is Student's sole educational rights holder before ruling on her motion to exclude Father for lack of standing.
Summary
Mother moved to exclude Father from further OAH proceedings for lack of standing, saying she is Student's sole educational rights holder. OAH did not rule on the motion yet. Instead, it ordered Mother to file with OAH and serve on all parties, by 5:00 p.m. on September 4, 2025, all documentation showing her current status as Student's sole educational rights holder.
Why it matters
A parent who claims to be the only educational rights holder, and wants the other parent shut out of a due process case, should be ready to prove it with documents such as a custody or court order.
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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 CONSOLIDATED MATTERS INVOLVING:
PARENT ON BEHALF OF STUDENT,
and
CAPISTRANO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT,
OAH CASE NUMBER 2025080695
OAH CASE NUMBER 2025081021
ORDER REQUESTING DOCUMENTATION REGARDING
EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS HOLDER STATUS
SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
On September 2, 2025, Mother filed a motion to exclude Father from any further OAH proceedings for lack of standing because she is the sole educational rights holder for Student.
Mother is ordered to file with OAH and serve on all parties in this matter by September 4, 2025, by 5:00 PM, any and all documentation showing Mother’s current status as the sole educational rights holder of Student in this matter.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Cynthia Fritz Administrative Law Judge Office of Administrative Hearings