Douglas

ORDER ON MOTION FOR WRIT OF ORDINARY AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANDAMUS AND DECLARATORY RELIEF; MOTION TO DISMISS; MOTION TO STAY PUT

Re: Dkt. Nos. 23, 24, and

Petitioner Toby Douglas, in his official capacity as Director of the California De *944 partment of Health Care Services, filed a petition for writ of administrative and ordinary mandamus and declaratory relief seeking, among other relief, an order compelling the respondent, the Director of the California Office of Administrative Hearings, to set aside the order and decision issued by one of its administrative law judges in the matter of Parents on Behalf of Student v. California Children’s Services, OAH Case No. 2012080386. The Cupertino Union School District and Santa Clara County Office of Education joined in the opposition to petitioner’s writ request. For the reasons explained below, the court grants the petition for writ for ordinary and administrative mandamus, denies petitioner’s request for declaratory relief, grants petitioner’s related motion to dismiss the counterclaims of respondent Parents (Real Parties in Interest) seeking enforcement of the Administrative Law Judge’s award, denies payment of the parents’…