ALJDEC decisions subject to certification as final

2018A-4080-ROC · Registrar of Contractors · 2019-01-02

IN THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

HEARING: January 2, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. APPEARANCES: Troy Lawrence Evans (“Complainant”) failed to appear; Little Oasis Landscaping LLC (“Respondent”) appeared through Kenny Petitt, one of its members. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE: Diane Mihalsky

FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Arizona Registrar of Contractors (“the Registrar”) issued License No. C-248340 to Respondent. 2. The Registrar received a complaint against Respondent Complainant. Complainant provided his mailing address on the complaint form. 3. The Registrar referred the matter to the Office of Administrative Hearings (“the OAH”), an independent State agency, for an evidentiary hearing. 4. The Registrar issued a Notice of Hearing, setting a hearing on January 2, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. at the OAH. The Notice of Hearing advised Complainant that “[y]our attendance is required and you must be prepared to produce relevant and material testimony and evidence in support of your position.” 5. The Registrar mailed a copy of the Notice of Hearing to Complainant at the address on his complaint. 6. Although the start of the hearing was delayed seventeen minutes, Complainant did not request to appear telephonically, did not appear, personally or through an attorney, and did not contact the OAH to request a continuance or that the start of the hearing be further delayed. Consequently, Complainant did not present any evidence to prosecute his complaint to the Registrar against Respondent. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 1. The Notice of Hearing that the Registrar mailed to Complainant at the address that he provided was reasonable and he is deemed to have received notice of the hearing.[1] 2. Complainant bears the burden of proof to establish that Respondent violated the charged provisions of A.R.S. § 32-1154(A) by a preponderance of the evidence.[2] 3. Complainant by failing to appear or to present any evidence at the duly noticed hearing failed to meet his burden to establish that Respondent violated the charged statutes. RECOMMENDED ORDER Based on the foregoing, it is recommended that on the effective date of the final order, the Registrar dismiss Complainant Troy Lawrence Evans’ complaint in Case 2011-6409 against Respondent Little Oasis Landscaping LLC’s License No. 248340. In the event of certification of the Administrative Law Judge Decision by the Director of the Office of Administrative Hearings, the effective date of the Order will be five days from the date of that certification. Done this day, January 2, 2019.

/s/ Diane Mihalsky Administrative Law Judge

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Jeffrey Fleetham, Director Registrar of Contractors ----------------------- [1] See A.R.S. §§ 41-1092.04 and 41-1092.05(D). [2] See A.R.S. § 41-1092.07(G)(2); A.A.C. R2-19-119; see also Vazanno v. Superior Court, 74 Ariz. 369, 372, 249 P.2d 837, 838 (1952).

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