Cameron

Plaintiff and appellant Paul Cameron appeals from the trial court’s judgment denying his petition for a writ of administrative mandate challenging the Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System Board’s (SCERS) decision to reject his application seeking a service-connected disability retirement.

Plaintiff submitted his application for disability retirement on May 22, 2009, after the second of two injuries he sustained during his tenure as a Sacramento County employee. The SCERS staff referred this matter to the Office of Administrative Hearings where it was heard by Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Catherine B. Frink. On February 6, 2013, the ALJ found that the application was untimely and denied the application for service-related retirement. Based on the ALJ’s findings, SCERS denied plaintiff’s application for service-connected retirement.

Plaintiff then filed a petition for writ of administrative mandate challenging the board’s decision. The trial court denied plaintiff’s petition. On appeal, plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in denying his application for service-connected disability retirement.

In the published portion of this opinion, we conclude…