Dami v. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

A disciplinary action by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the affirmance of its decision by the Appeals Board, and the superior court’s denial of a writ of mandate to vacate the decisions of these two administrative bodies generate the three issues appellant presents: (1) failure of the department to serve appellant with a copy of the hearing officer’s proposed decision prior to its adoption as the actual decision, (2) denial of procedural due process because of the failure of the department to obtain and consider a transcript of the hearing officer’s proceeding before it…