Legal Opinion
Bussard v. Department of Motor Vehicles
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 13, 2008No. F053889PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KANE, J.
The Department of Motor Vehicles (the DMV) appeals from a judgment granting respondent Richard Bussard, Sr.’s petition for writ of mandate. The writ directed the DMV to set aside its suspension of respondent’s driver’s license for driving with blood-alcohol content in excess of 0.08 percent. In granting the writ, the trial court reasoned that the hearing officer improperly granted a continuance of the administrative hearing without a showing of good cause by the DMV. On appeal, the DMV contends the continuance was not an abuse of discretion and respondent was not prejudiced…
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