Jefferson v. Colorado Department of Social Services

Opinion by

Judge NEY.

Respondent, the Colorado Department of Social Services (Department), appeals a district court judgment which vacated the final agency order denying a request to expunge from the central registry of child protection the name of the petitioner, Dwayne Jefferson, as a known or suspected child abuser. The district court based its decision on the fact that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) excluded the petitioner from the hearing when the victim testified. The district court remanded the matter to the agency for a new hearing. We affirm.

Following an investigation, a report…