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Brown v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 30, 2026C102554California4,040 words

Opinion

Opinion

Robie, J.

Filed 1/30/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

RICHARD LOUIS BROWN, C102554

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Super. Ct. No. 24WM000142)

v.

DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County, Shelleyanne W.L. Chang, Judge. Affirmed.

Richard Louis Brown, in pro. per., for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Chris A. Knudsen, Assistant Attorney General, Kristin M. Daily and Joanne Chen, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Respondent.

1 The Department of Motor Vehicles (Department) temporarily suspended appellant Richard Louis Brown’s driver’s license after conducting a driver reexamination initiated by an undisclosed third-party reporter. Appellant filed a petition for writ of mandate with the trial court demanding the Department provide the name of the reporter; the trial court denied the petition. On appeal, appellant contends the nondisclosure of the reporter’s identity violates due process. We affirm.

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