Guilbert v. Regents of University of California

Opinion

POCHE, J.

Alan C. Guilbert appeals from a judgment denying his petition for writ of mandate and request for declaratory relief against the Regents of the University of California, David Saxon and Roger E. Batzel. The central issue on appeal is whether a letter written by the president of the university to Guilbert’s supervisor following a disciplinary hearing denied him due process of law.

I

Guilbert was and is a regular, full-time protective service employee of the University of California, serving at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. On August 28, 1976, Guilbert failed to report for an…