Abrams

This is a proceeding in certiorari to review the action of the respondent as commissioner of corporations of the state of California in temporarily suspending the certificate authorizing petitioner to act as a broker under the provisions of the Corporate Securities Act of 1917. (Stats. 1917, p. 673.) The respondent has filed a return, which, in addition to a large amount of extraneous and immaterial matter, contains a copy of a notice to the petitioner to show cause why his certificate should not be revoked, a transcript of certain evidence taken before the commissioner in response to said notice, and a copy of the order of suspension. The notice of hearing' was mailed to the petitioner herein and was in the words and figures following: “You are hereby notified to appear at this office at 2:30 P. M., on Friday, September 29, 1922, to show cause why your broker’s certificate should not be revoked.” At the time set an attorney appeared for the petitioner and at his request the hearing was continued until the folowing day. At that time, the attorney again being present, testimony was taken by the deputy commissioner of a witness who claimed that he had purchased stock of the Coast…