Dodge
ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH CARE AGENCY v. Dodge
Opinion
Opinion
Guilford, J.
Proceedings: [IN CHAMBERS] ORDER DENYING IN PART AND GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO DISMISS CROSS-APPEAL AND DENYING DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO AMEND
Perhaps the star-crossed lover would have had some advice about the motion currently before the Court.
JULIET:
William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, act 2, sc. 2.
Instead of roses and Romeos, the Court now faces cross-appeals and counterclaims. And so we consider the case before us. Here, Orange County Health Care Agency is the Plaintiff/Cross-Appellee/CounterDefendant (“Plaintiff’ or “OCHCA”). Colleen Dodge and Wayne Miller are the Defendants/Cross-Appellants/CounterClaimants (“Defendants” or “Parents”). Plaintiff filed a Complaint (“Complaint”) seeking reversal of a due process administrative decision. Defendants then filed what they call a “Cross-Appeal of Administrative Hearing Decision” (“Cross-Appeal” or “C-A,” or, later, “Counter-Complaint”) with four counterclaims. Plaintiff filed a Motion to Dismiss the “Cross-Appeal” and Counterclaims (“Motion”). Besides opposing the Motion, Defendants filed a questionable Request for Leave to Amend as part of a filed First Amended Cross-Appeal.