Mendoza

BACKGROUND

On October 13, 2023,1 the court conducted its de novo review concerning a February 22 administrative citation. Following the hearing, the court affirmed the citation the same date. Using a Los Angeles County Superior Court form order titled, “Notice of Decision – Administrative Appeal” (some capitalization omitted), the court issued its decision on October 13. Mendoza was listed as the “contestant” and the City as the “Processing Agency,” and a box was checked indicating “Appeal of Processing Agency’s Final Decision (Gov. Code, § 53069.4)” as to the “Type of Appeal” involved. The form stated, “The above-entitled matter having been heard de novo, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED by the Court that the final administrative decision in the case, rendered on 10/13/2023 is”—and a box was checked next to—“AFFIRMED, contestant to recover nothing.” The seal of the court was affixed beside the signature of the presiding bench officer, and a “10/13/2023” file stamp was added at the top of the document. A certificate of service executed by the clerk stated, at the

1 All undesignated date references are to the year 2023.

2 bottom of the form, that on October 13, the clerk…