School attorney Daniel Shinoff seems to take pleasure in the humiliation of both parents and
school employees. Shinoff has frequently used (and abused) the criminal justice system as
a means of discouraging parents from complaining about schools.
Examples are the David Alberts case, the Lindsey Stewart case, and the MiraCosta College
case (below).
Claudia Houston is one of many parents who did not appreciate being called by the school
district to a school meeting, only to have police called to arrest them for causing a
"disturbance." Houston lost her home due to the bogus arrest and payment of attorney's
fees to a lawyer who sabotaged her case and went to work for Daniel Shinoff.
Houston was never charged with any crime.
school employees. Shinoff has frequently used (and abused) the criminal justice system as
a means of discouraging parents from complaining about schools.
Examples are the David Alberts case, the Lindsey Stewart case, and the MiraCosta College
case (below).
Claudia Houston is one of many parents who did not appreciate being called by the school
district to a school meeting, only to have police called to arrest them for causing a
"disturbance." Houston lost her home due to the bogus arrest and payment of attorney's
fees to a lawyer who sabotaged her case and went to work for Daniel Shinoff.
Houston was never charged with any crime.
To make sure that Ms. Houston would be unable to obtain justice, Shinoff offered work to
Houston's lawyer, Mr. Thomas Gill, resulting in Mr. Gill's dropping Houston as a client. The
bigger problem is that Mr. Gill seems to have started co-operating with Shinoff to the
detriment of his client long before he told Houston about the conflict of interest. (Why is
someone who calls his business the "Employment Rights Center" working with Daniel
Shinoff?)
Houston sued Daniel Shinoff for tortious interference.
But Shinoff's partner Ray Artiano, in his November 2007 deposition, stated under oath that
no one but Maura Larkins had ever complained about Shinoff's ethics.
Had you forgotten about Claudia Houston, Mr. Artiano,
less than three months after you received the pleading
below?
Houston's lawyer, Mr. Thomas Gill, resulting in Mr. Gill's dropping Houston as a client. The
bigger problem is that Mr. Gill seems to have started co-operating with Shinoff to the
detriment of his client long before he told Houston about the conflict of interest. (Why is
someone who calls his business the "Employment Rights Center" working with Daniel
Shinoff?)
Houston sued Daniel Shinoff for tortious interference.
But Shinoff's partner Ray Artiano, in his November 2007 deposition, stated under oath that
no one but Maura Larkins had ever complained about Shinoff's ethics.
Had you forgotten about Claudia Houston, Mr. Artiano,
less than three months after you received the pleading
below?
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| Cases Involving Daniel Shinoff |
Related Case
MiraCosta
College
Mr. Shinoff's treatment of
top administrator Julie
Hatoff at MiraCosta
College is a perfect
example of Shinoff's
apparent pleasure in
humiliating others. Mr.
Shinoff's partner in abuse
of power was Victoria
Richart, the President of
the college who was
asked to leave after
spending $1.5 million on
an investigation led by
Shinoff into the loss of
$305 worth of palm
trees. Richart and Shinoff
stuck their fists deep into
taxpayer pockets in an
effort to increase
Richart's power. Shinoff
negotiated a separation
agreement that
transferred another $1.5
million taxpayer dollars
to Richart.
MiraCosta
College
Mr. Shinoff's treatment of
top administrator Julie
Hatoff at MiraCosta
College is a perfect
example of Shinoff's
apparent pleasure in
humiliating others. Mr.
Shinoff's partner in abuse
of power was Victoria
Richart, the President of
the college who was
asked to leave after
spending $1.5 million on
an investigation led by
Shinoff into the loss of
$305 worth of palm
trees. Richart and Shinoff
stuck their fists deep into
taxpayer pockets in an
effort to increase
Richart's power. Shinoff
negotiated a separation
agreement that
transferred another $1.5
million taxpayer dollars
to Richart.
| Diane Crosier, Executive Director of SDCOE-JPA |
| Question: Why has Daniel Shinoff been the favored lawyer of San Diego County Office of Education-Joint Powers Authority for over 20 years? |
| Answer: Diane Crosier, Executive Director of SDCOE-JPA, has supported Shinoff unwaveringly, refusing to investigate complaints of obstruction of justice. |
Claudia Houston
wins against
Daniel Shinoff in
the Ninth Circuit
Federal Court of
Appeal
wins against
Daniel Shinoff in
the Ninth Circuit
Federal Court of
Appeal
On January 29, 2008 the
Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeal for the United
States said that Claudia
Houston should have
been allowed to prove
that she had exhausted
administrative remedies.
She had provided the
proof to her lawyer,
Thomas Gill, but he had
not filed it with the court.
The court did not rule on
whether Encinitas Union
School District was
wrong to throw Claudia
Houston in jail for a week
because she "disturbed"
the school. They didn't
rule on how having a
parent arrested harms
children. (This is exactly
what Daniel Shinoff
frequently instructs
schools to do--see column
at left). To make matters
worse, Claudia Houston
was the sole surviving
parent of two youngsters.
But when Dan Shinoff
wants parents to stop
making demands,
throwing them in jail
usually works.
It wasn't enough to stop
Ms. Houston.
To undermine Ms.
Houston further, Dan
Shinoff hired Ms.
Houston's lawyer, who
then dropped Houston as
a client. I'm sure that
Shinoff thought he'd
heard the last of her, but
she seems to have done
very well representing
herself.
Click HERE to read the
opinion in case number
D.C. No.
CV-00-02475-WQH.
Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeal for the United
States said that Claudia
Houston should have
been allowed to prove
that she had exhausted
administrative remedies.
She had provided the
proof to her lawyer,
Thomas Gill, but he had
not filed it with the court.
The court did not rule on
whether Encinitas Union
School District was
wrong to throw Claudia
Houston in jail for a week
because she "disturbed"
the school. They didn't
rule on how having a
parent arrested harms
children. (This is exactly
what Daniel Shinoff
frequently instructs
schools to do--see column
at left). To make matters
worse, Claudia Houston
was the sole surviving
parent of two youngsters.
But when Dan Shinoff
wants parents to stop
making demands,
throwing them in jail
usually works.
It wasn't enough to stop
Ms. Houston.
To undermine Ms.
Houston further, Dan
Shinoff hired Ms.
Houston's lawyer, who
then dropped Houston as
a client. I'm sure that
Shinoff thought he'd
heard the last of her, but
she seems to have done
very well representing
herself.
Click HERE to read the
opinion in case number
D.C. No.
CV-00-02475-WQH.
School attorneys abused Claudia Houston and other parents
and employees
and employees
Claudia Houston v. Daniel Shinoff, Thomas Gill, et al
When schools want to humiliate parents or employees, they call Daniel Shinoff
Documents in Claudia Houston case:
Parent
Demonstration
was held at the belated
training of OAH judges on
MARCH 10, 2008 at the
University of San Diego
(USD).
The Office of
Administrative Hearing
Judges attended training
courses at University of
San Diego campus for the
entire week of March 10th
though March 14, 2008.
Parents of Children With
Disabilities
Demonstrated Against the
California Department of
Education Contract With
The Office of
Administrative Hearing
Judges “OAH”.
Lack of oversight and
fairness, decisions are
biased and
disproportionably skewed
in favor of the school
districts. School districts
with their high paid
attorneys win over 90%
of the administrative
hearing cases with the
new OAH”s officers
against parents with
student with disabilities.
With the former California
Department of Education
contract with the Special
Education hearing
officers “SEHO” at Mc
George School of Law,
parents won 50% percent
of the time.
Lack of legislative
oversight and
transparency has been
lacking with gaps in OAH’
s reports regarding their
activities.
Lacks of training as
required by federal law,
OAH judges do not have
any formal training in
special education law and
handle mostly other
unrelated cases.
OAH switched to a more
expensive mediation
system whereby
mediators are regular or
pro term judges. Under
the new contract parents
must be attorneys or hire
attorneys.
Demonstration
was held at the belated
training of OAH judges on
MARCH 10, 2008 at the
University of San Diego
(USD).
The Office of
Administrative Hearing
Judges attended training
courses at University of
San Diego campus for the
entire week of March 10th
though March 14, 2008.
Parents of Children With
Disabilities
Demonstrated Against the
California Department of
Education Contract With
The Office of
Administrative Hearing
Judges “OAH”.
Lack of oversight and
fairness, decisions are
biased and
disproportionably skewed
in favor of the school
districts. School districts
with their high paid
attorneys win over 90%
of the administrative
hearing cases with the
new OAH”s officers
against parents with
student with disabilities.
With the former California
Department of Education
contract with the Special
Education hearing
officers “SEHO” at Mc
George School of Law,
parents won 50% percent
of the time.
Lack of legislative
oversight and
transparency has been
lacking with gaps in OAH’
s reports regarding their
activities.
Lacks of training as
required by federal law,
OAH judges do not have
any formal training in
special education law and
handle mostly other
unrelated cases.
OAH switched to a more
expensive mediation
system whereby
mediators are regular or
pro term judges. Under
the new contract parents
must be attorneys or hire
attorneys.
| Who chose Daniel Shinoff to be the dominant education attorney in San Diego County? |
| The Claudia Houston case (Atty. Dan Shinoff) |
| Lindsey Stewart case (Atty. Dan Shinoff) |
| David Alberts v. Atty. Dan Shinoff--Defamation case involving atty. Deborah K. Garvin. (Garvin perjury.) |
| School lawyers v. parents and students |
| Fred Kamper case (Atty. Dan Shinoff) |
| June 2007 Supreme Court Decision against CTA regarding child sexual abuse |
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| Vista USD/Guajome Park sues student for exposing teachers who changed grades |
| Why This Website SDCOE CVESD CTA Stutz Artiano Shinoff Silence is Golden Schools and Violence Office Admin Hearings Larkins OAH Hearing |
Previously, under SEHO,
administrators were
trained professionals, in
many cases educators
who were committed to
the special education
mediation process.
Parents are requesting
legislative intervention
and an audit by The
California State Senate.
Without the Senate
intervention thousand of
special education
students will be displaced
and their parents will
continue to incur
astronomical costs with
very little chance of
success.
administrators were
trained professionals, in
many cases educators
who were committed to
the special education
mediation process.
Parents are requesting
legislative intervention
and an audit by The
California State Senate.
Without the Senate
intervention thousand of
special education
students will be displaced
and their parents will
continue to incur
astronomical costs with
very little chance of
success.
NCCSE Director Joe Schwartzberg
See paragraph 6 (in pleading below)
paragraph 18, line 27
"Mr. Shinoff's client, NCCSE Director Schwartzberg, was well aware of the fraud. He had
funded the lawyers who appeared in the due process hearings that Mr. Shinoff denied ever
occurred. And he monitored our litigation against EUSD.
"Thus, Mr. Gill and Mr. Shinoff and NCCSE knowingly withheld documents from the court
in USDC 00/CV/2475 IEG that would have resolved the exhaustion issue 5 years ago."
paragraph 20
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See paragraph 6 (in pleading below)
paragraph 18, line 27
"Mr. Shinoff's client, NCCSE Director Schwartzberg, was well aware of the fraud. He had
funded the lawyers who appeared in the due process hearings that Mr. Shinoff denied ever
occurred. And he monitored our litigation against EUSD.
"Thus, Mr. Gill and Mr. Shinoff and NCCSE knowingly withheld documents from the court
in USDC 00/CV/2475 IEG that would have resolved the exhaustion issue 5 years ago."
paragraph 20
24
31
San Diego
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