Doe

Filed 6/24/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

JOHN DOE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A161546

v. THE REGENTS OF THE (Alameda County UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Super. Ct. No. RG18888616) Defendant and Respondent;

JANE ROE,

Appellant.

John Doe filed a petition for writ of mandate against the Regents of the University of California (the University), seeking to set aside the University’s decision to discipline John for sexually assaulting Jane Roe.1 The trial court granted the petition, finding John was not afforded procedural due process during the University’s investigation of Jane’s complaint. Jane, who was not a party in John’s writ case, moved to vacate the mandate order on the ground that the order is void because she did not receive notice of, and an opportunity to participate in, the writ proceeding. The trial court denied Jane’s motion. We acknowledge that Jane’s interests were affected by the

1Like the parties, we use pseudonyms to protect the privacy of these individuals. (See Starbucks Corp. v. Superior Court (2008) 168 Cal.App.4th 1436, 1452,…