Peremptory challenges
143 California OAH special education orders on peremptory challenges, newest first, each with a plain-English summary. Search and filter these orders.
2026
- Order Denying Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Hatfield as untimely, filed only after Student lost the expedited hearing, and because the consolidated matter remains one case until Cupertino's case is resolved.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Tiffany Gilmartin as untimely because, for a virtual hearing, the challenge was due by noon on Friday, February 6, 2026, but was filed February 9.
2025
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Paul Kamoroff as timely because he was assigned after the original ALJ held the prehearing conference and became unavailable; ALJ Jeanie Min reassigned.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Jeanie Min as timely because she was assigned after the prehearing conference, held by a different ALJ, had already taken place.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Sonoma Valley's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Jeanie Min, reassigned the case to ALJ Gilmartin, and kept all scheduled dates on calendar.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Charles Marson as timely because the case was reassigned to him after the prehearing conference, and reassigned the case to ALJ Cynthia Fritz.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Palo Alto's peremptory challenge to ALJ June Lehrman as untimely because it was filed Friday afternoon, after the noon deadline before a hearing held away from an OAH regional office.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted New Haven's peremptory challenge to ALJ Thanayi Lindsey as timely because she was assigned after the prehearing conference but before hearing. The case was reassigned to ALJ Jeanie Min.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Pathi as untimely because it was filed after the virtual due process hearing had already started and after the noon-Friday deadline.
- Order Denying Peremptory Challenge and Notice of Ex Parte CommunicationOAH denied Parent's peremptory challenge to ALJ Daniel Senter as untimely because it came after the prehearing conference began, and gave notice that Parent's unserved filings were ex parte communications.
- Order Denying District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Mendocino's peremptory challenge to ALJ Paul Kamoroff because the District had already used its one allowed peremptory challenge against ALJ Theresa Ravandi earlier in the case.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Mendocino's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Theresa Ravandi and reassigned the case to ALJ Fritz, keeping all scheduled dates on calendar.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Washington's peremptory challenge to ALJ Rita Defilippis as timely because the case was reassigned to her after the prehearing conference; ALJ Robert Martin now presides.
- Order Denying District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Del Norte's peremptory challenge to ALJ Cara Lucier as untimely because the District filed it after the noon Friday deadline before a videoconference hearing.
2024
- Order Granting Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Sabrina Kong and reassigned the case to ALJ Judith Pasewark, keeping all scheduled dates on calendar.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Corona-Norco's peremptory challenge to ALJ Rita Defilippis as timely because she was assigned after the prehearing conference, and reassigned the case to ALJ Cynthia Fritz with all dates kept.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Charles Marson as untimely, because OAH's public calendar gave official notice of the reassignment on August 8 and Student did not file until August 12.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Claire Yazigi as untimely because it was filed the day before hearing, not by noon the prior Friday, and the rules have no vacation or equity exception.
- Order Denying Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Judith Pasewark as untimely because Parent raised it about 29 minutes into the prehearing conference, after substantive discussion had already occurred.
- Order Following Prehearing Conference for Hearing by VideoconferenceOAH denied Student's oral peremptory challenge made after the prehearing conference began, set four FAPE issues for a three-day videoconference hearing, and allowed a written challenge by April 10, 2024.
- Order Granting District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Mountain View Whisman's peremptory challenge to ALJ Butchko. The Monday filing would normally be untimely, but OAH had not announced the reassignment until after noon on the Friday before hearing.
- Order Granting Student's Peremptory Challenge and Denying Ukiah's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Myers-Cregar but denied Ukiah's challenge to ALJ Pahl because Ukiah filed it after the prehearing conference began and raised no objection there.
- Order Denying Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Jennifer Kelly because Student had already used its one peremptory challenge against ALJ Laurie Gorsline on December 22, 2023.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Manhattan Beach's peremptory challenge to ALJ Penelope Pahl as timely because she was assigned only after the prehearing conference held by a different ALJ; the case was reassigned to ALJ Cararea Lucier.
2023
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Berkeley's peremptory challenge to ALJ Rita Defilippis as timely, filed the same day the case was reassigned to her, and reassigned the matter to ALJ Penelope Pahl.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Butchko and reassigned the case to ALJ Cruz, because each party gets one challenge without cause if made on time.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Kara Hatfield because it was timely filed, and kept all previously set hearing dates on calendar.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Downey Unified's peremptory challenge to ALJ Gilmartin as untimely. A prehearing conference had already been held, and the ALJ had already decided the expedited portion of the case.
- Order Granting District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Travis Unified's peremptory challenge to ALJ T. Ravandi because it was timely, and reassigned the consolidated matters to ALJ L. Gorsline with all dates kept on calendar.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Sabrina Kong, reassigned the case to ALJ Jennifer Kelly, and kept all previously set dates on calendar.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Cararea Lucier as untimely because it was filed after the ALJ had already held the December 30, 2022 prehearing conference.
2022
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Corona-Norco's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Marlo Nisperos and reassigned the consolidated matters to ALJ Christine Arden.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ C. Dalton and reassigned the case to ALJ B. Krikorian, keeping all previously set dates on calendar.
- Order Granting Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Deborah Myers-Cregar and reassigned the consolidated cases to ALJ Chris Butchko, keeping all previously set dates on calendar.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Los Angeles's peremptory challenge to ALJ Penelope Pahl as timely, because she was assigned after the prehearing conference, but refused its request to reassign the case to ALJ Ravandi.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Chino Valley's peremptory challenge to ALJ Rita Defilippis as untimely, finding the district had notice of the reassignment days earlier through the public calendar and a courtesy call.
- Order Granting Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's peremptory challenge to Administrative Law Judge L. Gorsline because it was timely, and kept all previously set dates on calendar.
- Order Denying Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Alexa Hohensee because it was untimely, made after the deadline set by the regulations.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted District's peremptory challenge to ALJ C. Dalton as timely and reassigned the consolidated case to ALJ A. Krikorian, keeping all existing dates on calendar.
2021
- Order Denying Ventura Unified School District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Ventura Unified's second peremptory challenge, this time to ALJ Sabrina Kong, because a party gets only one and the district already used its challenge on ALJ Cararea Lucier.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Ventura Unified School District's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Rita Defilippis; all previously set hearing dates remain on calendar.
2020
- Order Denying Clear Passage Educational Center's Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Clear Passage Educational Center's peremptory challenge to ALJ Cara Lucier because it was the center's second challenge, after one was granted in October 2020, and it was untimely.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Bellflower's peremptory challenge to ALJ Rita Defilippis as untimely because it was filed at 1:25 PM, after the noon Friday deadline before the hearing week.
- Order Denying Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Laurie Gorsline as untimely because she had already held a prehearing conference in the case on February 21, 2020.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Menifee Union School District's peremptory challenge to ALJ June R. Lehrman as untimely because the District filed it after the hearing had already begun.
- Order Granting Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Alexa Hohensee and reassigned the case to ALJ Kara Hatfield, keeping all dates but moving the prehearing conference to 3:00 PM.
2019
- Order Denying Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Kara Hatfield as untimely because Student filed it after the November 4, 2019 prehearing conference she had already presided over.
- Order Granting Lompoc Unified School District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Lompoc's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Laurie Gorsline and reassigned the consolidated cases to ALJ Alexa Hohensee, keeping all dates but moving the prehearing conference to 3:00 PM.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Redondo Beach's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Chris Butchko and reassigned the consolidated cases to ALJ Paul Kamoroff, keeping all existing dates on calendar.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Oxnard Union High School District's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Christine Arden and reassigned the case to ALJ Cole Dalton, keeping all existing dates on calendar.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Chris Butchko, and all previously set dates stay on calendar.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Lucia Mar's peremptory challenge to Administrative Law Judge Penelope Pahl because the challenge was timely and each party is entitled to one challenge without cause.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's peremptory challenge to Administrative Law Judge Cole Dalton because it was timely, and each party gets one challenge to remove an assigned judge without giving a reason.
- Order Following Prehearing ConferenceOAH denied Orinda's peremptory challenge as untimely because the ALJ had already made substantive rulings at the first prehearing conference, and consolidation did not give the District a second challenge.
- Order Denying Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Alexa Hohensee as untimely. Student did not file it before the December 21, 2018 prehearing conference she held in Upland's case, which was later consolidated with Student's case.
2018
- Order Granting Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Rommel Cruz and reassigned the case to ALJ Chris Butchko. Existing dates stayed in place, but the prehearing conference start moved to 11:00 a.m.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Antioch's peremptory challenge to ALJ Penelope Pahl as untimely because she was already assigned and had convened the prehearing conference months earlier.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Tiffany Gilmartin as untimely because it came after she had already convened the prehearing conference, and Parent's failure to appear did not extend the deadline.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's peremptory challenge to remove ALJ June R. Lehrman because Student filed it at the start of the telephonic prehearing conference, which made it timely.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Berkeley's peremptory challenge to ALJ Penelope Pahl, filed the Friday afternoon before hearing, as timely because Berkeley had only just learned of her assignment, and reassigned the case to ALJ Theresa Ravandi.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Rincon's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Penelope Pahl and reassigned the case to ALJ Charles Marson, because each party gets one challenge without cause.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Charles Marson and reassigned the case to ALJ Penelope Pahl.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted District's peremptory challenge to ALJ Theresa Ravandi because it was timely, kept all scheduled dates, and said a new ALJ will be assigned.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Santa Rosa's peremptory challenge to ALJ Theresa Ravandi as untimely because it was filed at 12:30 p.m., after the noon Friday deadline before the hearing week.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Cole Dalton as untimely, holding that parties must check ALJ assignments themselves and are not owed written notice of a change.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge and removed Administrative Law Judge Judith Pasewark from the case under Government Code section 11425.40 and OAH regulations.
- Order Granting Fountain Valley School District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Fountain Valley School District's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Chris Butchko and reassigned the consolidated cases to ALJ Kara Hatfield, keeping all dates on calendar.
- Order Granting Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Clifford Woosley because it was made at the start of the prehearing conference, and reassigned the case to ALJ Tara Doss.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Palo Alto's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Penelope Pahl and reassigned the case to ALJ Rita Defilippis.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge, removing Administrative Law Judge Clifford H. Woosley from hearing the case against Victor Valley Union High School District.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge, removing Administrative Law Judge Adrienne L. Krikorian from hearing the case against Etiwanda School District.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Hayward's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Penelope Pahl and reassigned the case to ALJ Theresa Ravandi, because each party gets one no-cause challenge.
2017
- Order Denying Request to Reinstate Prehearing Conference JudgeOAH denied Student's request to reinstate the prehearing conference judge. Student had already used its one peremptory challenge and did not challenge the newly assigned ALJ for cause.
- Order Granting Bellflower Unified School District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Bellflower Unified's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Chris Butchko and reassigned the case to ALJ Cole Dalton, leaving prehearing conference and hearing dates unchanged.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Templeton's peremptory challenge to ALJ Penelope Pahl as untimely because it was filed nearly two months after she had already held the first prehearing conference.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Laurie Gorsline and reassigned the case to Presiding ALJ Peter Paul Castillo, with the hearing to begin August 29, 2017.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Clifford Woosley and reassigned the case to ALJ Ted Mann, with the hearing starting the next afternoon.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Charles Marson in the consolidated Lodi Unified matters and reassigned the case to ALJ Penelope Pahl.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Charles Marson as untimely because he had already held the prehearing conference in the case.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Adrienne L. Krikorian and reassigned the case to ALJ Alexa J. Hohensee, keeping all existing dates on calendar.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Fairfield-Suisun's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Penelope Pahl and reassigned the case to ALJ Rita Defilippis.
- Order Granting District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Antioch's peremptory challenge to ALJ Penelope Pahl because the district raised it at the start of the prehearing conference, as the rules require.
- Order Granting Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Rebecca Freie because Student made it at the start of the prehearing conference, and reassigned the case to ALJ Penelope Pahl.
- Order Granting Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Judith Pasewark and reassigned the case to ALJ Alexa Hohensee, keeping all previously set dates on calendar.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Oakland's peremptory challenge to ALJ Penelope Pahl as timely and reassigned the case to ALJ Rebecca Freie, with the prehearing conference set for that afternoon.
- Order Granting Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Rebecca Freie because it was made before the prehearing conference began, and reassigned the case to ALJ Ravandi.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Adrienne Krikorian as untimely because it was filed the day before hearing, after the noon Friday deadline for hearings held outside an OAH office.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to the assigned ALJ as untimely because it was filed after the noon-Friday deadline before the week of an off-site expedited hearing.
- Order Denying Temecula Valley Unified School District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied District's peremptory challenge to ALJ Paul Kamoroff as untimely, because parties must check ALJ assignments themselves and OAH's phone call about the change was only a courtesy.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Laurie Gorsline because it was made at the start of the prehearing conference, and reassigned the case to ALJ Tara Doss.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Hayward Unified's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Rebecca Freie and reassigned the case to ALJ Penelope Pahl, because each party gets one no-cause challenge before hearing begins.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Rebecca Freie as untimely because she had already presided over two prehearing conferences in the case.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ B. Andrea Miles as untimely because she had already convened the initial prehearing conference on February 17, 2017.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted District's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Adrienne Krikorian and reassigned the case to ALJ Marian Tully, since each party gets one challenge without cause.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Adrienne Krikorian and reassigned the case to Presiding ALJ Peter Paul Castillo, keeping all existing dates on calendar.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied District's peremptory challenge to ALJ Adrienne Krikorian as untimely because District attached it to an opposition in a different case instead of filing it separately in these consolidated cases.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted District's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Paul Kamoroff, removed him from the consolidated case, and reset the prehearing conference to January 18, 2017 and the hearing to January 24, 2017.
2016
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Lodi's peremptory challenge to ALJ Theresa Ravandi as untimely because it was filed after she had already held the prehearing conference.
- Order Granting Dehesa Elementary School District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Dehesa Elementary School District's peremptory challenge to ALJ Kara Hatfield as timely and reassigned the consolidated cases to ALJ Paul Kamoroff, keeping all existing dates.
- Order Granting Sweetwater Union High School District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Sweetwater's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Chris Butchko and reassigned the consolidated cases to ALJ Robert Martin, with the hearing schedule unchanged.
- Order Denying Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Cheryl Carlson as untimely, because the bifurcated expedited and non-expedited hearings are one case and the challenge had to precede the expedited prehearing conference.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Sacramento City's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Theresa Ravandi and reassigned the case to ALJ Cheryl Carlson, because each party gets one challenge without cause.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Laurie Gorsline as untimely because it was filed the afternoon before hearing, not by noon on the Friday before the hearing week.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Judith Pasewark. It found the challenge timely even though filed just before the prehearing conference, because she only granted a continuance there.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Alexa Hohensee, reassigned the case to ALJ Caroline Zuk, and moved that day's prehearing conference to 3:00 PM.
- Order Granting District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Laguna Beach Unified's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Caroline Zuk and reassigned the case to ALJ Darrell Lepkowsky, with the hearing schedule unchanged.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Vacaville's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Rebecca Freie and reassigned the case to ALJ Lisa Lunsford, because each party gets one challenge without cause.
- Order Granting Charter School's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted River Springs Charter School's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Sabrina Kong and reassigned the consolidated cases to ALJ Kara Hatfield, with the hearing schedule unchanged.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Rebecca Freie and reassigned the District-filed case to ALJ Joy Redmon, because each party gets one challenge without cause.
- Order Denying Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied District's peremptory challenge to ALJ Alexa Hohensee as untimely because District filed it the day before hearing, missing the noon Friday deadline for off-site hearings.
2015
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Tustin Unified's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Paul Kamoroff and reassigned the case to ALJ Kara Hatfield, with the hearing schedule unchanged.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted San Lorenzo's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Rebecca Freie and reassigned the case to ALJ B. Andrea Miles.
- Order Denying Student's Peremptory Challenge of MediatorOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to the ALJ assigned as mediator because the peremptory challenge rule applies to hearings, not mediations, which are voluntary.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted a timely peremptory challenge removing ALJ Judith Pasewark and reassigned the consolidated San Diego Unified cases to ALJ Darrell Lepkowsky, with the existing schedule unchanged.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Sacramento City Unified School District's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Theresa Ravandi and reassigned the case to ALJ Rebecca Freie.
- Order Denying District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Sequoia's peremptory challenge to ALJ Theresa Ravandi as untimely because she had already conducted the prehearing conference on April 17, 2015.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Morgan Hill's timely peremptory challenge, removing ALJ Rebecca Freie from the case and reassigning it to ALJ Theresa Ravandi.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Charles Marson and reassigned the consolidated matters to ALJ B. Andrea Miles.
- Order Granting District's Peremptory Challenge and Denying Request for ContinuanceOAH granted Oakland's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Rebecca Freie and reassigned the case. It denied Oakland's continuance request as premature because no actual scheduling conflict yet existed.
- Order Granting Student's Peremptory Challenge, Vacating Hearing Date and Setting Due Process HearingOAH granted Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Charles Marson despite Oakland's untimeliness objection, because OAH reassigned the case less than two business days before hearing, making the deadline impossible to meet.
- Order Granting Peremptory Challenge and Continuing the Prehearing ConferenceOAH granted District's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Robert Helfand, reassigned the consolidated case to ALJ Susan Ruff, and moved the prehearing conference to March 2, 2015.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted District's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Robert Helfand and reassigned the case to ALJ Paul H. Kamoroff, because each party gets one no-cause challenge.
2014
- Order Granting District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted District's timely peremptory challenge, removing ALJ Robert Martin without cause and reassigning the case to ALJ Elsa Jones.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted a timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Marian Tully, because each party gets one no-cause challenge if made before the prehearing conference, and moved the prehearing conference to 3:00 PM.
- Order Granting District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted District's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Joy Redmon and reassigned the case, rejecting Parent's claim that the attorney's signature was forged because signing on counsel's behalf is acceptable.
- Order Granting District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted District's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Rebecca Freie and reassigned the case to ALJ Charles Marson.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted a timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Adeniyi Ayoade, reassigned the case to ALJ Margaret Broussard, and moved the April 28, 2014 prehearing conference to 1:00 p.m.
- Order Denying Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Stella Owens-Murrell as untimely because it was filed after the prehearing conference before that ALJ had already begun.
2013
- Order Granting District's Peremptory Challenge and Vacating First Day of Due Process HearingOAH granted District's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Rebecca Freie, reassigned the case to ALJ Deidre L. Johnson, and moved the first hearing day from December 2 to December 3, 2013.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge, removed ALJ Judith Pasewark, and reassigned the case to ALJ Susan Ruff, keeping all scheduled dates on calendar.
- Order Granting District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Moreland School District's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Rebecca Freie, reassigned the case to ALJ Adrienne L. Krikorian, and reset that day's prehearing conference to 3:00 p.m.
- Order Granting District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted District's peremptory challenge to ALJ Paul Kamoroff as timely and reassigned the case to ALJ Rebecca Freie, because each party gets one challenge without cause.
- Order Granting Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Timothy Newlove and reassigned the consolidated matters to ALJ Eileen Cohn.
- Order Granting Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Charles Marson and reassigned the case to ALJ Peter Paul Castillo, because each party gets one challenge without cause.
- Order Denying Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Charles Marson as untimely because he had already conducted a prehearing conference and ruled on a motion to continue.
- Order Denying Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH denied Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Charles Marson as untimely because he had already held a prehearing conference, and sent the challenge for cause to ALJ Marson to decide.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted California Children's Services' peremptory challenge to ALJ Deidre L. Johnson as timely and reassigned the case to ALJ Peter Paul Castillo.
- Order Granting District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted District's peremptory challenge to ALJ June R. Lehrman because District filed it before the prehearing conference began, and reassigned the case to ALJ Robert G. Martin.
- Order Granting Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Charles Marson and reassigned the case to ALJ June R. Lehrman, because each party gets one challenge without cause.
- Order Granting Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted the District's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Paul Kamoroff and reassigned the case to ALJ Susan Ruff, keeping all existing dates on calendar.
- Order Granting Student's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted Student's peremptory challenge to ALJ Adeniyi Ayoade because it was made before the prehearing conference began, and reassigned the case to ALJ Theresa Ravandi.
- Order Granting District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted District's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Rebecca Freie over Student's objection and reassigned the case to ALJ Adeniyi Ayoade.
- Order Granting District's Peremptory ChallengeOAH granted District's timely peremptory challenge to ALJ Rebecca Freie and reassigned the case to ALJ Troy K. Taira.