President's Directive No. 9
University Policy Regarding the Use of Attorneys in Student Disciplinary
Proceedings Outlined in Executive Order No. 628 "Student Disciplinary
Procedures for the California State University"
This directive is issued pursuant to Article III, Section 1 of
Executive Order No. 628, a copy of which is attached to this directive.
USE OF ATTORNEYS IN STUDENT DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
Pre-Hearing Conference
Neither the university nor the student(s) under investigation may
have an attorney present at the Pre-hearing conference provided
for in Article IX, Section 2 of Executive Order No. 628. This does
not prohibit either the university or the student(s) under investigation
from consulting with an attorney; it prohibits either the university or the student from being represented by an attorney, or having an attorney present,
at the Pre-Hearing Conference.
The Coordinator of University Student Discipline holding the Pre-Hearing
Conference may not be an attorney.
Hearing
Neither the university not the student(s) charged may have an attorney
present at the Hearing provided for in Article IX, Section 4 of
Executive Order No. 628. This does not prohibit either the university
or the student(s) charged from consulting with an attorney; it prohibits
either the university or the student(s) charged from being represented
by an attorney, or having an attorney present, at the Hearing.
Neither the Coordinator of University Student Discipline representing
the university at the Hearing not the Coordinator’s advisor
may be an attorney. The Hearing Officer may be a campus official,
an attorney admitted to practice law in California or an administrative
law judge from the Office of Administrative Hearings.
Date: March 7, 1997
Acknowledged by: Milton A. Gordon, President
California State University, Fullerton
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