Kruger

Stephen Kruger appeals from the judgments entered on May 11, 1992, after the trial court denied his petitions for a writ of administrative mandate directing the Department of Motor Vehicles to set aside the suspension of his driver’s license (case No. NS001214) and a writ of mandate commanding the Department of Motor Vehicles to remove a notation from his driving record (case No. NS001482). Both actions arose out of the same event and were heard on the same day. Following entry of the judgments, the trial court ordered consolidation of the two cases, pursuant to the parties’ stipulation. Appellant contends:

Though we have concluded that each of these contentions is quite merit-less, nonetheless we have elected to treat them seriatim in a published decision in the hope they will never be urged again at any level.

The evidence relating to appellant’s driver’s license suspension hearing was in all material respects uncontroverted. Respondent received a “Report of Traffic Accident” from Tarajar Inthapanti, stating he had been injured in a four-vehicle traffic accident on March 8, 1991. He identified appellant as the driver of one of the vehicles.

After receiving the…