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Hearing officer orders briefs after attorneys dispute whether ombudsman filed appeal
Summary
A Department of Public Health hearing officer entered two exhibits and gave counsel until Oct. 10 to brief whether an appeal belongs at the Department of Public Health or must be filed with the Department of Social Services, after lawyers disputed whether the ombudsman's office authored and filed the appeal.
A hearing officer at a Department of Public Health public hearing office proceeding entered two exhibits and directed both sides to brief jurisdictional issues after attorneys disputed whether the ombudsman's office authored and filed an appeal and whether the appeal was filed in the correct agency.
The hearing officer said he would “enter in 2 exhibits on behalf of the Department of Public Health. Exhibit 1 is going to be the email from Stacy Larrabee to the Department of Public Health dated 06/13/2025, and exhibit 2 is going to be the appeal that was attached to that email,” and set a briefing schedule. “I'd like the the jurisdictional issue briefed by both counsel,” the hearing officer said, adding that briefs would be due “on or before October 10.” Counsel were instructed to submit briefs by 5:00 p.m.…
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