Legal Opinion
Ormonde v. Department of Motor Vehicles
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 17, 1981No. Civ. 19324PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PARAS, Acting P. J.
Plaintiff appeals from denial of his petition for a writ of mandamus (Code Civ. Proc., § 1094.5) to compel the Depart ment of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to vacate its suspension of his driver’s license (Veh. Code, § 13353).
The facts are not in dispute. Patrolman Wolf of the Tracy Police Department stopped the vehicle plaintiff was driving after observing it cross the double yellow line several times within a short distance. After administering a set of field sobriety tests, which plaintiff “failed,” Wolf told plaintiff he was being detained for possible drunk driving,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bush v. BrightCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Smith v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
- Decker v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- Giomi v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
- People v. ParkerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
3Cited by4 opinions
- Carrey v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- Daly v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- Munro v. Dep't of Motor Vehicles, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
- Munro v. Dept. of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2018