Krain

This case concerns the revocation of the California medical license of Lawrence S. Krain, M.D. (Krain), by the Medical Board of California (the Board). Krain filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the superior court, seeking an order setting aside the Board’s revocation of Krain’s license. (See Code Civ. Proc., § 1094.5, subd. (a).) The superior court denied the petition. Krain then sought review in this court by petition for extraordinary writ of mandamus, in accordance with Business and Professions Code section 2337. Krain also filed two notices of appeal. In the published portion of this opinion, we consider one area of Krain’s petition: whether the Board properly based Krain’s discipline at least in part on Krain’s plea of guilty to soliciting the subornation of perjury. In the unpublished portion of this opinion, we dismiss Krain’s appeals and address the remaining issues raised by Krain’s petition.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Under the Medical Practice Act (MPA), section 2000 et seq., the Board is authorized to take action against any physician licensed in California “who is charged with unprofessional conduct.” (§§ 2234, 2224.) On August 31, 1983,…