Judge Brown - Administrative Law Report

Nonprofit lacks standing to challenge EPD’s issuance of discharge permits

Environmental Law

November 29, 2023

An environmental nonprofit challenged the Environmental Protection Division’s (EPD’s) reissuance of three general permits allowing stormwater discharge associated with construction activity. The Court dismissed the case, finding that the nonprofit... Read More

Candidate’s fabrication of contributions and failure to disclose reports lead to $11,000 in civil penalties

Elections

November 27, 2023

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... Read More

Court weighs several factors before issuing $26,000 in civil penalties to county commission candidate

Elections

November 22, 2023

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.... Read More

Court affirms license revocation for physician who improperly operated pain management clinic

Professional Licensing

November 13, 2023

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... Read More

Despite claims of self-defense, paramedic’s license is revoked following fatal shooting

Professional Licensing

September 18, 2023

This case involved the Department of Public Health’s effort to revoke a paramedic’s license after she shot and killed her roommate’s estranged husband. At the time of the administrative hearing,... Read More

Involuntary discharge affirmed for patient who intentionally rammed wheelchair, broke door

Bill of Rights

July 13, 2022

The Court affirmed a long-term-care facility’s decision to involuntarily discharge a patient after he rammed his wheelchair into one of the facility’s doors in an aggressive manner. The Court considered... Read More

CNA’s comments to patient about zipping up her jacket did not rise to level of verbal abuse

Nurse Aide Registry

June 3, 2022

The Court reversed a decision by the Department of Community Health to place a certified nurse aide (CNA) on the state’s Nurse Aide Registry. At the hearing, conflicting accounts were... Read More

Husband’s foreign pension must be verified when determining applicant’s food-stamp eligibility

Public Assistance

March 11, 2022

The Court upheld the denial of food stamps for an applicant whose husband, a Swedish citizen, received a pension from another country. The Court concluded that food-stamp regulations and DFCS’s... Read More

Implied Consent Notice Invalidated

March 24, 2021

Officer’s statements that decision whether to submit to chemical test “made no difference” and that refusal to take the test “would not make things worse” or “change anything” invalidated implied... Read More

Emergency Closure of Family Child Care Learning Home

Early Care & Learning

October 2, 2020

Center subject to emergency closure after DECAL discovered that thirty-two children were in its care at one time, when the Center was only authorized to care for six to eight... Read More

Maximum civil penalty not authorized

Health Law

August 28, 2018

DCH was not authorized to impose the maximum civil penalty against a personal care home where it did not show that the deficiencies placed hospice patient at risk of harm,... Read More