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2023A-11224-CHC-ROC · Registrar of Contractors · 2024-03-19
IN THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
Jeffrey Graves Latham,
COMPLAINANT
v.
Valley Plumbing And Septic Service LLC
License No. ROC 214589,
RESPONDENT
No. 2023A-11224-CHC-ROC
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE DECISION
HEARING: March 4, 2024
APPEARANCES: Ruben de la Rosa, Sr. appeared telephonically on behalf of Respondent Valley Plumbing and Septic Service, LLC. Registrar of Contractor Investigator Gregory Johndrow appeared via Google Meet.
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE: Adam D. Stone
EXHIBITS ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE:
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FINDINGS OF FACT
Complainant failed to appear at the hearing. The tribunal waited 20 minutes beyond the scheduled start time, but no one appeared for Complainant.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
By failing to appear at the hearing, Complainant did not meet the burden to present evidence in support of the complaint. See A.A.C. R2-19-119.
RECOMMENDED ORDER
Based on the foregoing, it is recommended that on the effective date of the Registrar of Contractors’ Order, Complainant’s complaint be dismissed.
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1092.08(I), the licensee may accept the Administrative Law Judge Decision by advising the Office of Administrative Hearings in writing not more than ten (10) days after receiving the decision. If the licensee accepts the Administrative Law Judge Decision, the decision shall be certified as the final decision by the Office of Administrative Hearings.
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 forty (40) days from the date of that certification.
Done this day, March 19, 2024.
/s/ Adam D. Stone
Administrative Law Judge
Transmitted by either mail, e-mail, or facsimile to:
Tom Cole, Director
Registrar of Contractors
Valley Plumbing And Septic Service LLC
[email redacted]
Jeffrey Graves Latham
[email redacted]
By: OAH Staff