Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Untrained OAH hearing officers agree with school districts 90% of the time

The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) disregards the law in case after case. 90% of special education cases are decided in favor of the district.

The public would save money, and justice would be far better served, if the officer simply flipped a coin.

School attorneys, like lawyer Daniel Shinoff of Stutz, Artiano Shinoff & Holz, make millions dragging out these cases, when the outcome is almost assured from the start.

This is lawsuit abuse by school districts and school attorneys. Who's responsible? The Joint Powers Authorities who have improper relationships with both the attorneys and insurance companies. Ironically, Leslie Devaney of Stutz Law firm is an ardent supporter of CALA, Californians Against Lawsuit Abuse. CALA never suggests giving less money to lawyers. Instead, it demands that less money be given to victims.

Lawyer Ellen Dowd has filed a class action suit regarding special education against the California Department of Education.

I have placed links to the complaint and the supporting exhibits on this page of my website.

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