Judge Malihi - Administrative Law Report

Superior court remands medical licensing case, citing reliance on inadmissible hearsay

Procedure

September 19, 2022

This case involved efforts by the Georgia Composite Medical Board to sanction a physician assistant’s license. Following a hearing, an administrative law judge with the Office of State Administrative Hearings... Read More

Child support order may be corrected retroactively

Procedure

August 5, 2021

Judge Malihi entered a child support order with an effective date of ten years earlier based on evidence that was the date the order was actually rendered but left unsigned... Read More

Film tax credit applicant bears the burden of proof

Film & TV

July 28, 2021

In a case involving the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s denial of an application for a film tax credit, Judge Malihi found that the applicant had the burden of proving... Read More

Excessive Prescription of Opioids

Professional Licensing

May 5, 2021

Revocation of physician’s license was recommended, based on unprofessional conduct and failure to maintain appropriate medical records, where physician prescribed excessive amounts of opioids without medical justification. Read More

Student Not Placed in Least Restrictive Environment

Special Education

January 21, 2020

The School District denied the student a free appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) because it did not place the student in the least restrictive... Read More

GNETS placement deemed improper; ordered relief includes co-taught classroom, ESY

Special Education

January 21, 2020

This case addressed whether the continued placement of a 7-year-old special education student in GNETS was the least restrictive environment (LRE). Judge Malihi concluded the student was unnecessarily and prematurely... Read More