Goldstein
Goldstein v. Cal. Unemployment Ins. Appeals Bd.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Elia, J.
*1011 Steven M. Goldstein appeals following the denial of his petition for writ of administrative mandate to compel the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (the Board) to set aside its decision denying unemployment insurance benefits. We agree with Goldstein that the Board misapplied the governing law, thereby committing an abuse of discretion. However, because Goldstein fails to show that the error was prejudicial, we nevertheless affirm.
*722 I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Goldstein worked as an IT analyst until March 6, 2013. He filed a claim for unemployment insurance benefits (the First Claim) with the Employment Development Department (EDD) the following week. 1 The First Claim was *1012 granted, and he received unemployment insurance benefits beginning the week ending on March 23, 2013 through the week ending on August 10, 2013.
Goldstein stopped receiving unemployment insurance benefits because, in August 2013, he successfully applied for disability benefits. He received disability benefits until he exhausted his maximum benefit amount in early September 2014.
Goldstein filed a second claim for unemployment insurance benefits (the Second Claim), which…