Pieri v. Fox

Opinion

STANIFORTH, J.

Joseph George Pieri III sought a writ of mandate (Code Civ. Proc., § 1094.5) in the superior court to annul the decision of the administrative law judge made in hearings before the Department of Real Estate, State of California (Commissioner) denying Pieri’s application for real estate broker’s license. The trial court issued its alternative writ and upon hearing found “substantial evidence” supported the Commissioner’s denial of the broker’s license to Fieri. The sole basis was Pieri’s plea of guilty (Oct. 1975) to a misdemeanor violation of Unemployment Insurance Code…