California OAH special education order · July 21, 2026
Order Determining Due Process Complaint Sufficient
OAH Case No. 2026070684 · ALJ Penelope S. Pahl
OAH found Student's complaint against Sanger sufficient after Student dismissed the expedited claims that were the only target of the district's insufficiency notice.
Summary
Sanger challenged only the expedited claims in Student's dual-track complaint. Student then dismissed the expedited claims without prejudice, and OAH vacated the expedited dates. Because the remaining claims were not challenged, OAH found the complaint sufficient, confirmed the hearing dates, and reminded Student's counsel that pleadings must be double spaced.
Key authority cited
- 20 U.S.C. § 1415(b)(7)(A)
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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:
PARENTS ON BEHALF OF STUDENT,
v.
SANGER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
OAH CASE NUMBER 2026070684
ORDER DETERMINING DUE PROCESS COMPLAINT
SUFFICIENT
JULY 21, 2026
On July 14, 2026, Parent, on behalf of Student, filed a request for due process hearing, also called a complaint, with the Office of Administrative Hearings, called OAH, naming Sanger Unified School District as respondent. OAH determined the complaint included both expedited and non-expedited claims and scheduled the case for dual hearings. On July 21, 2026, Sanger filed a notice of insufficiency stating the complaint was insufficient because it failed to plead facts establishing expedited claims.
The named parties have the right to challenge the complaint’s sufficiency.
(20 U.S.C. § 1415(b) & (c).) The party filing the complaint is not entitled to a hearing unless the complaint meets the requirements of title 20 United States Code section 1415(b)(7)(A).
On July 21, 2026, Student filed notice the expedited claims in the complaint were dismissed without prejudice. OAH vacated all expedited procedure dates. Sanger’s notice of insufficiency challenged only the sufficiency of the expedited claims. Student’s expedited claims have been dismissed. The remainder of Student’s complaint is sufficient.
ORDER
1. The complaint is sufficient under title 20 United States Code section
1415(b)(7)(A)(ii).
2. All prehearing conference, and hearing dates in this matter are confirmed.
3. Student’s counsel is on notice that, in the future, pleadings must be double
spaced. Bold print is not required.
Penelope S. Pahl Administrative Law Judge Office of Administrative Hearings