Contractors' State License Bd. v. Superior Court

Filed 4/26/18; Certified for Publication 5/9/18 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE CONTRACTORS’ STATE LICENSE BOARD, Petitioner, v. A153684 THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, (Contra Costa County Super. Ct. No. C1702451) Respondent; BLACK DIAMOND ELECTRIC, INC., Real Party in Interest. BY THE COURT*: The Contractors’ State License Board (the Board) seeks a writ of mandate and a stay to prevent the “apex deposition” of David R. Fogt. Fogt is the Board’s Registrar of Contractors, a position which makes him the Board’s…