Davenport v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board

Opinion

VOGEL (C. S.), J.

Plaintiff and appellant Robert R. Davenport appeals from the judgment denying his petition for a writ of administrative mandamus (Code Civ. Proc., 1094.5) to review the decision of defendant and respondent California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (CUIAB or Board) which denied Davenport unemployment insurance compensation.

Davenport was a student at the University of Southern California. He was employed by the university as a student worker, a job position open only to students. After losing this job, he was denied unemployment compensation on the ground that this…