Sela v. Medical Board of Cal.

Opinion

MOSK, J.—

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff and appellant Michael Sela, M.D. (plaintiff), filed an appeal from the trial court’s judgment denying his petition for writ of mandate. Plaintiff sought in the trial court to set aside the decision of respondent Medical Board of California (Board) that rejected his request for early termination of the probationary restrictions on his medical license. Plaintiff appealed despite the express language of Business and Professions Code section 2337 (section 2337) that requires us to review by “a petition for an extraordinary writ” a trial court decision in a…