Legal Opinion
Ongom v. Department of Health
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 14, 2006No. 76618-5PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*134¶1 — By a mere preponderance of the evidence in an administrative hearing, Alice Ongom’s nursing assistant’s registration was suspended for alleged abuse of a patient. Ongom appealed to the Superior Court, which affirmed, as did the Court of Appeals. Ongom v. Dep’t of Health, 124 Wn. App. 935, 104 P.3d 29 (2005). We granted review and reverse, holding due process requires clear, cogent, and convincing proof.
Sanders, J.
FACTS
¶[2 Fleeing Africa as a refugee, Alice Ongom escaped to the United States with her family, making her new home in Washington. The State then registered her to practice as a…
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