Minute Entry Continuance

24A-201910159-NUR · State Board of Nursing · 2025-10-20

IN THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

IN THE MATTER OF THE REGISTERED NURSE LICENSE NO. RN174152 ISSUED TO:

VALERIE ANN ACERO,

aka Valerie Ann Lively

RESPONDENT.

No. 24A-[number redacted]-NUR

ORDER DENYING REQUEST TO SET STATUS UPDATE & SETTING CONTINUED HEARING

The parties’ joint request to set the above-captioned matter for a Status Update is denied, no good cause appearing. “Working towards settlement” does not constitute exigency. The Notice of Hearing for these proceedings was issued on February 26, 2024. The parties have had ample time to settle their dispute.

In light of the foregoing,

IT IS ORDERED that a hearing in this matter is set for Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Parties shall participate remotely via use of the following Google Meet information:

Meeting ID: meet.google.com/ydk-eikh-pyh

-OR-

Phone Number: (929) 329-2026

PIN: 565 644 424#

Subpoena requests, if any, must be received by February 05, 2026. Disclosure is due by February 12, 2026.

Done this day, October 21, 2025.

Office of Administrative Hearings

/s/ Jenna Clark

Administrative Law Judge

Transmitted by either mail, e-mail, or facsimile to:

Joey Ridenour, RN, MN Executive Director

c/o Emma Mamaluy, Esq., Chief Counsel

ATTN: Trina Smith

State Board of Nursing

1740 W. Adams St., Ste. 2000

Phoenix, AZ 85007

[email redacted]

McKenzie E. List, Esq.

Kimberly A. Kent, Esq.

The Cavanagh Law Firm, Counsel for Respondent

1850 N. Central Ave., Ste. 1900

Phoenix, AZ 85004

[email redacted]

Jeanne M. Galvin, Esq., Assistant Attorney General

Robert Pulver, Esq., Assistant Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General – CIV/LES

2005 N. Central Ave.,

Phoenix, AZ 85004-1592

[email redacted]

By: OAH Staff