Judge Barnes - Administrative Law Report

ELECTION 2024: House District 154 candidate disqualified on residency grounds after failing to appear at hearing

Elections

May 7, 2024

Othellious Cato, who sought to be a candidate in the House District 154 race, failed to appear at a hearing to answer a challenge to his residency qualification. As he... Read More

Court sides with school district, rejects student’s request for independent evaluation

Special Education

February 27, 2024

A third-grade student and his mother requested that his school district fund an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) at public expense to assess his disabilities and educational needs. This request was... Read More

Pharmacist’s license suspended following illegal sales of narcotics

Professional Licensing

January 5, 2024

This case involved a pharmacist who, per the instructions of his employer, dispensed narcotics illegally and falsified records of the pharmacy’s narcotic sales. The Court suspended the pharmacist’s license for... Read More

Cease-and-desist order issued against unlicensed private security guard and his security agency

Professional Licensing

August 23, 2023

In this case, the Board of Private Detectives and Security Agencies sought a cease-and-desist order to enjoin an individual from practicing private security without a valid Georgia license. The licensing... Read More

Contractor license denied because applicant could not provide evidence of prior project experience

Professional Licensing

August 15, 2023

A contractor appealed the denial of his application for a residential-light commercial qualifying agent license. The licensing board’s reasoning for the denial was the contractor’s failure to list two projects... Read More

Hospital’s failure to properly code patient’s diagnosis results in $5,494 Medicaid overpayment

Health Law

July 24, 2023

A rural hospital incorrectly coded a patient’s diagnosis and treatment plan when making a Medicaid claim, which the Department of Community Health (DCH) alleged resulted in an overpayment of $5,494.83.... Read More