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22F-001-ADM · Department of Administration · 2026-01-14

IN THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

REGINALD GIVENS, No. 22F-001-ADM Appellant,

v. ORDER GRANTING REOPENING & SETTING ORAL ARGUMENT ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, Respondent.

At the request of Appellant and good cause appearing, the above-entitled matter is reopened and set for limited oral argument on Monday, February 23, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.1 Parties shall appear via use of the following Google Meet information: Meeting ID: meet.google.com/qtv-pdjs-jnv -OR- Phone Number: (516) 495-3046 PIN: 906 603 134# Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Department’s MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION, received January 09, 2026, is denied. Because the Department’s August 29, 2023, certified FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION was vacated and remanded back to the agency for further proceedings on July 07, 2025, in LC2023-000342-001 by Hon. Joseph Mikitish of the Maricopa County Superior Court, and because the Department failed to subsequently issue an AMENDED FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION; notwithstanding the satisfaction of monies paid to Appellant on or about October 02, 2025, it cannot reasonably be held that Appellant’s request for reopening to address the issue of attorney’s fees is statutorily barred as untimely. Done this day, January 15, 2026.

Office of Administrative Hearings

/s/ Hon. Jenna Clark Administrative Law Judge The sole issue before the Tribunal is to address an award of attorney’s fees per ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 41- 1007(C). Disclosure is due by February 09, 2026, whereby Appellant shall employ the use of numbers, the Department shall employ the use of letters, and both parties shall employ the use of Bates Stamps. Office of Administrative Hearings 1740 West Adams Street, Lower Level Phoenix, Arizona 85007 (602) 542-9826

Transmitted electronically to:

Andy Tobin, Director c/o Kimberly Suciu, Associate General Counsel Department of Administration 100 N. 15th Ave., Ste. 400 Phoenix, AZ 85007 [email redacted] Lena Kalkbrenner, Esq., Assistant Attorney General Pamela Peiser, Esq., Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General, Counsel for the Department 2005 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004 [email redacted] [email redacted] [email redacted]

Reginald Givens, Appellant c/o Monique Wilhite, Esq. Branscomb Wilhite Law, Counsel for Appellant 5045 W. Baseline Rd., Ste. 105-207 Laveen, AZ 85339 [email redacted]

By: OAH Staff