Dismissals after withdrawal or settlement
13 California OAH special education orders on dismissals after withdrawal or settlement, newest first, each with a plain-English summary. Search and filter these orders.
2026
- Order Granting Student's Motion to Dismiss Issues Without PrejudiceOAH let Student dismiss Student's issues without prejudice because the expedited hearing that already took place covered only Manteca's issue, so the hearing on Student's issues had not started.
- Order Denying Student's Motion to Dismiss Without PrejudiceOAH denied Student's second request to dismiss the case without prejudice. The hearing had already begun, so Student may now end the case only by dismissing with prejudice.
- Order Denying Without Prejudice Student's Motion to Withdraw Non-Expedited Issues Without PrejudiceOAH denied Student's request to withdraw the non-expedited issues without prejudice. The case is one hearing in two parts, the hearing has already begun, and OAH will only dismiss issues mid-hearing with prejudice.
- Order Dismissing Case With Prejudice; Order Retaining Limited Jurisdiction to Rule on Motion to Shift ExpensesOAH dismissed Student's case with prejudice after Parent withdrew mid-hearing, because seven hearing days had been held and Sequoia did not agree to a dismissal without prejudice; OAH kept jurisdiction for a possible expense-shifting motion.
- Order Dismissing Student's Non-Expedited Claims Without PrejudiceOAH dismissed Student's non-expedited claims without prejudice over Cupertino's objection, but held his withdrawal of the expedited claims came too late because it was filed hours after the Expedited Decision issued.
2025
2023
- Notice of No Action Regarding Student's Response to District's Request to Dismiss Without PrejudiceOAH took no action on Student's request to keep open or reopen Long Beach's withdrawn assessment case, because Student cannot block a district's dismissal without prejudice or turn it into a hearing on Parent's concerns.
- Order Granting Motion to DismissOAH denied Sacramento City Unified's agreed-upon third continuance mid-hearing for lack of good cause, then granted the District's unopposed request to dismiss its own case without prejudice.
2020
- Order Granting Student's Withdrawal of Due Process ComplaintOAH dismissed Student's complaint without prejudice after Student withdrew it, and rejected several assertions by Student's attorney that videoconference hearing procedures prevented Parent from participating.
- Order Denying Request to Extend DismissalOAH denied Student's request to push back the settlement dismissal deadline with Turlock to April 27, 2020. A pending federal court stipulation on exhaustion is not a reason to keep the case open.