Brooks Institute of Photography and its then parent corporation Career Education Corporation of persuading prospective students to enroll by "willfully misleading" them, and "falsifying and omitting critical information." Brooks was given only a conditional approval to operate for the next two years with a hearing scheduled for February 2006, and ordered to provide "equitable restitution" to students going back to 1999. However, Brooks appealed the decision and at the hearing the judge determining that BPPVE had not complied with the mandatory provisions of the Education Code, and that it had wrongly denied Brooks Institute an opportunity to contest the Bureau's action prior to the time it was imposed. The California Department of Consumer Affairs (which oversees BPPVE) later reached the same conclusion. Although Brooks ultimately received unconditional renewal of its license, it settled with a class action lawsuit for $12,250,000. Restructuring In November 2008, Brooks laid off five faculty members and 12 staff members as part of a restructuring. The school reports that its enrollment dropped from 2,300 in 2004 to 1,200 in 2008. The restructuring was in addition to the faculty who had been 'seemingly dismissed' in recent years. Together these created tensions at Brooks Institute going back to January 2007. In 2015 Gphomestay purchased the Brooks Institute from Career Education Corporation, and appointed new leadership. Notable faculty and alumni Some notable alumni and faculty include: Faculty Anacleto Rapping. Paul F. Ryan, Film faculty, director of Home Room Tracy Trotter, Film faculty member and principal of Trotter Productions, received his third Emmy in 2008 for directing the Public Service Announcement, "Voter." Alumni Douglas Bizzaro, Fashion photographer, clients include Jean Paul Gaultier and Chrome Hearts. Lois Ellen Frank, photographer, cultural anthropologist and food historian Sherman Hines, leading Canadian photographer Emy Kat, 1997, photographer. Javier Manzano, winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for his work in Syria. He has also won two World Press Photo awards. James Neihouse, 1976 Professional Photography graduate, works with IMAX as their director of Photography. Mark Mabry, photographer, journalist, and activist. Lennette Newell, animal, advertising, fashion, commercial and wildlife photography Matt Revolter, film producer & photographer. Kevin Shulman, Writer, Producer, Director Michael Thompson, photographer; clients include W, Details, Allure, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Tiffany & Co., and DeBeers. Theeradej Wongpuapan, Thai actor Zoë Marieh Urness, photographer Film program alumni The film program at Brooks Institute began in the mid-1950s. Graduates include: Matt Alonzo, music