FAQs
APA cases are set for hearing at OAH by filing the following documents with the calendar clerk at the regional office of OAH: (1) a completed State Agency request to set form (OAH 21A); (2) a copy of the accusation/statement of issues/citation/pleadings; and, (3) a copy of the notice of defense/appeal/request for hearing. Agency counsel are encouraged to confer with respondents' counsel regarding available hearing dates prior to filing the request to set with OAH. You will be notified of the scheduled hearing date by e-mail or mail.
You must have a contract for services with the Office of Administrative Hearings in order to reserve hearing dates. For information on contracting with OAH please contact Kay Stubbings at (916) 263-0512. Once a contract is in place, you may reserve hearing dates by filing the following documents with the calendar clerk at the regional office of OAH: (1) a completed Local Agency request to set form (OAH 21B); (2) a copy of the accusation/statement of issues/citation/pleadings; and, (3) a copy of the notice of defense/appeal/request for hearing. Local Agency counsel are encouraged to confer with respondents' counsel regarding available hearing dates prior to filing the request to set with OAH. You will be notified of the scheduled hearing date by mail. And, you will be notified if any additional information is needed by OAH regarding the hearing.
School District cases are set for hearing by filing the following documents with the calendar clerk at the regional office of OAH: (1) a completed School District request to set form (OAH 21C); (2) a copy of the accusation/statement of issues/citation/pleadings; (3) a copy of the notice of defense/appeal/request for hearing. School District counsel are encouraged to confer with respondents' counsel regarding available hearing dates prior to filing the request to set with OAH. You will be notified of the scheduled hearing date by mail. And, you will be notified if any additional information is needed by OAH regarding the hearing.
Teacher Layoff hearings are set by filing a completed Teacher Layoff Request to Set form request to set form (OAH 22) with the regional office of the OAH. School District counsel are encouraged to confer with respondents' counsel regarding available hearing dates prior to filing the request to set with OAH. You will be notified of the scheduled hearing date by mail. And, you will be notified if any additional information is needed by OAH regarding the hearing.
The Notice of Hearing should be filed with the OAH calendar clerk within five calendar days of when the agency receives notice of the case setting by OAH.
Promptly notify the calendar clerk by telephone and follow-up with a written request to remove the matter from
hearing accompanied by a copy of the "settlement, stipulation, agency order or any other paper terminating a matter before OAH, or the first page and signatures pages thereof, at the agency's discretion." (See Cal. Code Regs., tit. 1, § 1028, subd. (r).)
See About OAH for more information.
See Representing Yourself for more information.
See Subpoena Information for more information.
NOTE: OAH Supoenas CANNOT be used in CSLB Arbitrations.
See Transcripts for more information.
See OAH Forms for more information.
See Retaining OAH for more information. Also, See DGS Price Book (PDF, new window) for OAH rates.
See Mediation for more information.
All security requests should be directed to the Presiding Judge of the regional OAH office and should be made as soon as possible.
For offices similar to OAH in other states, select Central Panel States for more information.