Following a hearing, the Court concluded that a candidate for the mayorship of Athens-Clarke County violated the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Act when he failed to file two required reports for campaign contribution disclosures. In ordering the candidate to pay the maximum civil-penalty total of $11,000 for the two violations, the Judge took […]
The State Ethics Commission alleged that an unsuccessful candidate for a Cobb County commissioner seat neglected to submit four campaign contribution disclosure reports, as mandated by Georgia campaign finance laws. Following a hearing—for which the candidate failed to appear—the Court ruled that the Ethics Commission had proven the violations and ordered the candidate to pay
A 17-year-old student and his mother sought a hearing under the Individuals with Disabilities and Education Act (IDEA) after the school district’s manifestation-determination review concluded that a physical altercation with a classmate was not a result of the student’s disability. After reviewing the procedure used in the manifestation review, the Court affirmed the school district’s
After signing an agreement with the school district to settle the claims in a complaint brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a student and his mother sought leave to amend their original complaint with new matters that had not been resolved. The Court ruled that the complaint cannot be amended once both
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) terminated an individual’s disability services with the New Options Waiver/Comprehensive Supports Program (NOW/COMP) after all six of the regional support coordination agencies claimed they were unable to provide services following “hostile” communications from the participant’s family members. The participant, through his representatives, challenged this termination. In
The Court sided with the Georgia Composite Medical Board’s decision to revoke a physician’s medical license after he advertised and operated his facility as a “pain management clinic” without a license. Although the doctor claimed he only treated a minority of patients for chronic pain, the Judge did not find this testimony credible given his
